the EU, a democracy bypass

The EU is being used to curtail freedom and remove rights, shunting power from the nation state to the supranational EU. No change there then, since this has been the modus oprendi of the EU since even before it was the EU. Currently the EU is trying to form it's own judical system

we have Eurojust, which advises on prosecutions; Europol, which has grown from a small, complementary intelligence agency into a large operational force; a putative European public prosecutor, an office that would probably have been established by now but for Britain's opposition; and the European arrest warrant, which can be exercised in any of the 25 member states for 32 crimes.

This edifice has been set up almost without public debate. Indeed, anyone who suggests that common judicial procedures look suspiciously like the trappings of a state is regarded as either a Europhobic zealot or someone who favours organised crime and terrorism. But the fact is that the perfectly reasonable concept of "mutual assistance" in criminal justice matters, first outlined in 1999, has been taken much further than suggested then.

Again no supprise there, a judicial system is a vital part of any nation state, which is what the EU wants (and has always wanted) to turn itself into. The rather strange thing is that this is not being pushed onto the national parliments by the commision, it is the national parliments themselves that want it!

Integration in this area is wholly voluntary and, without coercion, it is Mr Blair and his minions that are setting the pace. That says a great deal for the priorities of our masters.

This fascist government, who's hallmark is micromanagement to the most down to the most obsenely stupid level is not just giving up power, it is actively lobbying for it to be taken away!