O/T. The Government's handling of Covid

[Geoff Parkstone]

That's a bit over simplistic trick (shock, horror). we cant get rid of our civil servants any more than we could get rid of the commission when we were in the EU. The difference lies in the relationship between the elected houses and their support staff. In EU the tail (commision) wags the dog (european parliament) - in UK we, at least in theory, still have the dog wagging the tail.

[Trickytreesreds]

That's a bit over simplistic trick (shock, horror). we cant get rid of our civil servants any more than we could get rid of the commission when we were in the EU. The difference lies in the relationship between the elected houses and their support staff. In EU the tail (commision) wags the dog (european parliament) - in UK we, at least in theory, still have the dog wagging the tail.

What I find disturbing GP, is that the EU is stuffed full of failed politicians.
Fat saleries/pensions/perks, just to listen to rhetoric, that comes stright from a Nurenburg rally.
If you toe the party line and spout the glories of the new Reich, you're in for a lovely time.
How does the people of Europe, oust the commission? It doesn't, it runs itself internally like the Chinese peoples party.
The bigger it gets, the more encased the politics are.

Just because RA hates it, this still makes me laugh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXbNRccbwms