HASTY POLITICAL DECISIONS.

An unfortunate aspect of democratic government currently being played out in Germany, was the instant decision to blame Spanish cucumbers for their dire outbreak of E.coli. This situation is very serious, as innocent people lose their lives without a word of warning. The point being made here, was the insistence of the German Government, that the cause was immediately deemed to be these cucumbers. However, many days later, a direct connection has still not been made.

It seems here, that the camaraderie is supposed to be one of the core values of the European Union, that is, until the German Government decides that the wheels come off, due to the afore mentioned imminent election. Such decisions can throw a nation's economy into a 'tail-spin'. Spain, which is already facing severe financial problems, can only look on, and destroy millions of their current crop of vegetables. In addition to this flippant knee jerk reaction by the Germans, it has triggered a cancellation of all Russian purchases of vegetables from the whole of the EU. How smart is that? No doubt the UK will be asked to contribute to any subsequent bail out for the Spanish Government.


I WONDER WHAT THE ADVANTAGES OF EU MEMBERSHIP HAPPENS TO BE?