The Dead Hand of Bureaucracy - Nigel Farage (Second-round speech, 21.11.2012)

European Parliament, Strasbourg 21 November, Second Round Speech Thank you very much, Mr Farage has the floor. What we've seen this morning from the Commission and Parliament is a passionate defence of high salaries, index-linked pensions, chauffeur-driven cars and a lifestyle none of you would actually enjoy out there in the real competitive world. It's the status quo convincing itself that it is doing a good job despite the fact that the public increasingly doubt you. I would remind you that every time that taxpayers' money is thrown at common European projects the results are less than a success: the Common Fisheries Policy and its environmental degradation and now of course the Euro -- and not just an economic, but a social disaster that is engulfing the Mediterranean. And it's all based on a flawed thinking that the State if it has power and money, can create wealth. The dead hand of bureaucracy is destroying innovation and destroying jobs in Europe. National democracy and free markets would be a much better model. euroSEPTIK.cz :: reformy.cz :: svobodni.cz