EU has produced 120 miles of legislation weighing a tonne

Britannist · 03-02-2007, 04:47 AM

The Daily Mail today reports: The growing burden of European red tape was laid bare yesterday with the revelation that Brussels has produced 120 miles of legislation since the EU was set up.

A study by the Open Europe think has found that Brussels bureaucrats have produced so many laws - many of them completely unnecessary - that the paperwork weighs more than a tonne, the same as a whale or rhinocerous :evil: .

Akria · 05-02-2007, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Britannist

The Daily Mail today reports: The growing burden of European red tape was laid bare yesterday with the revelation that Brussels has produced 120 miles of legislation since the EU was set up.

A study by the Open Europe think has found that Brussels bureaucrats have produced so many laws - many of them completely unnecessary - that the paperwork weighs more than a tonne, the same as a whale or rhinocerous :evil: .

And that's when it's only in a size 1 font!

Blimey, though. I always knew the EU were useless, but that much...

Akria

spaman · 07-02-2007, 01:08 PM

So by their own standards they are contributing to this alleged 'global warming' to a huge degree...

Why, with all those lorries used to transport the trees, never mind digging them/cutting them down, pulping them into paper..... just imagine the carbon created - and we no longer have those trees, so less oxygen created..

By my rough rule of thumb calculations, and this has to include the hot air created by the discussion and formulation of this printed cr4p, this has warmed our planet by the equivelant of 858 standard carbon years - heck that is terrible - Can they be shut down before they make it any worse

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07-02-2007, 01:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
spaman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kent Posts: 892	So by their own standards they are contributing to this alleged 'global warming' to a huge degree... Why, with all those lorries used to transport the trees, never mind digging them/cutting them down, pulping them into paper..... just imagine the carbon created - and we no longer have those trees, so less oxygen created.. By my rough rule of thumb calculations, and this has to include the hot air created by the discussion and formulation of this printed cr4p, this has warmed our planet by the equivelant of 858 standard carbon years - heck that is terrible - Can they be shut down before they make it any worse