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British Attorney General Warns EU of Legal Action
 [An Nahar] Britannia will not hesitate to take legal action against attempts by the EU to grab more powers that are alienating people across Europe, the British attorney general will say in a speech in Brussels on Monday.Dominic Grieve was to say that he is "frankly astonished" by what he said were efforts by the EU's executive arm, the European Commission, to override the rules of the 28-member bloc. His comments come against a backdrop of growing tension between Brussels and an increasingly euroskeptic Britannia, over issues ranging from immigration to free trade and bureaucracy. Prime Minister  David Cameron... has stated that he is certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite,which means he's not. Since he is not deeply ideologicalhe lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger,but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel ... has promised to renegotiate Britannia's relationship with the EU and then hold an in-out referendum on membership of the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... by the end of 2017, so long as he is re-elected in 2015. "To put it bluntly, the UK plays by the rules and we expect others to do so too," Grieve will say in the speech, according to extracts released by his office. "This is something we take very seriously. We have brought a number of legal challenges to protect our interests and we will not shy away from doing so in future." He did not specify which areas Britannia might lodge legal challenges in. Grieve was also to say that he believes European institutions are not respecting rules negotiated by democratically elected national governments and are "losing touch with the people of Europe". Posted by: Fred 2013-12-03 |
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