One Seat To Rule Them All

Simon Wright links to a cross-EU campaign that people of all political opinions can, surely, unite behind? A petition to scrap the monthly EU Parliament sojourn to Strasbourg.

Having worked for an MEP, I know how disruptive this ridiculous system is, and quite how much unneccessary stress it causes. It is bad enough for MEPs who attempt to spend as much time in the UK as possible and it has a palpable effect on the quality of debate: full plenary is restricted to a full week in Strasbourg and half a week in Brussels once a month which means that the debates are truncated to the point of meaninglessness and the votes are all taken in large blocks. You might just as well get rid of the Parliament altogether and have MEPs email their votes in.

So, add your name to this and publicise it widely.

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