Has anyone else read this book?

[chakka35]

Has anyone read/is anyone reading a book by David Craig and Matthew Elliott (published only a week or two ago by Random House) called The Great European Rip-off. How the corrupt, wasteful EU is taking control of our lives?

Despite its strident title this is not a sensationalist book; every claim it makes is backed up by notes and references.

What are sensational are its revelations. The first 57 pages alone reveal so much about the tricks, fiddles and frauds that MEPs get up to, to make themselves millionaires at our expense, that I can't imagine any reader going out to vote in the EU elections in June.

There is much much more. In my view no-one should form any opinion of the EU without reading this eye-opening book.

[123everton]

I have'nt read it or heard of it, could'nt you just tell us?

[chakka35]

'Fraid not. I can't do justice to 306 pages excluding Notes and Index.

[brionon]

Ask your MP and your Tory and Labour Candidates at the next Election if their Party will take us Out of Europe. Ask them if they'll allow a vote on staying in or getting out. When you've heard the answers-learn to live with Europe, you've No other choice. But,by all means try to get a Better Europe.

[jake-the-peg]

Would that be Matthew Elliott, Chief Executive of the right wing pressure group "tax payers Alliance" ?

And Matthew Elliot journalist (and demogogue) writer of articles for the Mail and Sunday times? Who stood against David Davis and got 135 votes?

You might enjoy some of his other books like:
"Plundering the Public Sector: How New Labour are Letting Consultants Run Off with �70 Billion of our Money"

Great stuff if you just want your prejudices reinforced but not really likely to be an informative, trustworthy even handed approach.

[jake-the-peg]

Sorry should have been David Craig Journalist - although his real name is Neil Glass

[chakka35]

Jake, I asked whether anyone had read the book yet, or was reading it.

If, of course, you'd like to give us chapter and verse of how the authors have completely misreported the fiscal behaviour of MEPs, and therefore must have forged their references, please do so. Otherwise I can only assume that you are speaking from prejudice instead of verifiable fact.

Have you read the book? Your use of 'not likely to' implies that you haven't. Do so, and then comment.

[123everton]

But could Jake do justice to 306 pages excluding notes and index in his retort?

[chakka35]

I have never known such slewed answers to a question.

Has anyone read the book?

123everton, if you want a good summary of the fiscal behaviour of MEPs without the bother of reading the book, then read the full-page article about it in the Sunday Times on March 22, page 12. Probably available on the internet.

Has anyone read the book?

[123everton]

I fear you take things a little too seriously sometimes old pip.