where....
Is Worstall when you need him ? :-)
On a side note, remember where the real power in the EU still lies. The Council of Ministers. i.e your democratically elected representatives (you mean you seriously believe the Euro Commission or Parliament has any real power - they are just there to take the blame !)
That's why your PM is not cap in hand to the Euro Parliament or Commission. The real decision makers are his fellow Euro leaders....