My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, mentioned this phenomenon as well, and turned and wagged his finger at me with great energy when he said that millions of people want to join the European Union, do those noble Lords agree that that wish is guided by the political classes in those countries far more than by the people? It is, of course, the political classes who stand to get at least 10 times their present salaries on the EU pay scale either at home or in Brussels?
European Union: Recent Developments
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Pearson of Rannoch
(UK Independence Party)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 17 December 2012.
It occurred during Debate on European Union: Recent Developments.
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