SOME time ago, I stopped outside a bookshop in Wales and saw in the window a small card saying: "There are 56 words in the Lord's Prayer, 297 in the Ten Commandments, 300 in the American Declaration of Independence and 29,911 in the EEC directive on the export of eggs."
This was said by Lord Moran in the House of Lords' debate on the European Communities (Amendment) Bill on January 31.
Before dissolving into laughter about this bureaucratic lunacy, it is as well to remember that we are a party to it by being members (sadly) of the EU.
I might send a copy of 'Scrambled' to Tony Blair.
D BULLEN (Mr), Albany Road, Blackburn.
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