Iain Dale should make it his business to learn about politics before speaking out

Iain Dale should make it his business to learn about politics before speaking out

Iain Dale writes:

Barrosso Should Mind His Own Business

The President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso has just said at a Downing Street Press Conference that he "regrets" the Conservative decision to pull out of the EPP. Quite what it has got to do with him, I am not sure. He works for the Commission, not the European Parliament. Perhaps he might like to pay more attention to the mismanagement and fraud which takes place within his own organisation, rather than commenting on who David Cameron chooses to ally the Tory Party with.

Jailhouselawyer responds with a better understanding of Total Politics:

The European People's Party has always been engaged in monitoring the work of the European Commission, the main European institution that implements European Union policies. Thus, the EPP has always placed great emphasis on facilitating the appointment of Commissioners originating from our political family. In the most recent Commission, the EPP, the winner of the 2004 European Parliament elections, played a catalytic role in the appointment of Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso - a leading figure of the EPP family - as President of the Commission. The current Commission has a total of nine Commissioners, who originate from the EPP family:

President

Jose Manuel BARROSO, (Portugal, PSD)

Iain, if there's anything else you want to know about politics, simply email me and I am happy to put you right...

UPDATE: A problem with stealing an idea from someone else, say Jonathan Isaby, is that two wrongs don't make it right!