Not a Jot of Difference

From the FSB's website:

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The FSB’s EU and International Affairs Chairman Tina Sommer has been leading a campaign against a European Commission proposal that could cost UK businesses £37 billion. The proposal aims to protect the supply chain against terror attacks by promoting a quality standard for businesses. But the FSB and others believe it will be completely ineffective in combating terrorism and will place huge burdens on small businesses. The FSB’s Brussels office has been lobbying MEPs and the Conservative Party chief whip Philip Bradbourne MEP agrees with the FSB’s position: “I have personally asked the Commission president to withdraw the proposal and if the report comes to a vote in parliament I will be proposing a rejection in its entirety.”

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Philip Bradbourne can ''ask'' and ''propose'' as much as he likes; it will make not one jot of difference.

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There are only 78 MEP's from the UK. When the proposal comes before the EU Parliament as undoutably it will all 732 MEPs from the 25 members states will vote.

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As in the way of these matters a few months following the creation of the new EU regulation the UK Parliament will, as it is bound to do, automaticly pass the new EU law into UK law. No amount of 'lobbying' by the FSB will in actuallity make any difference to the process what so ever. Thus is how we are now governed.

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The EU 'Parliament'