Brexit and all that Jazz
Here we go then, four months of mud-slinging and associated political nonsense in the lead up to what is a very significant decision. The outcome of the EU Referendum on 23 June is arguably far more important that last year's general election. So, right on cue, here I am with one of my infrequent, meandering and opinionated posts. The EU certainly has its issues. It is a complex beast where only a select few have a clue how it all fits together and only the Parliament is directly elected. Much is made of Europe's lack of democratic accountability, but then Westminster is hardly a beacon of democratic perfection, is it? I live in a safe Labour constituency, but I don't vote Labour, so my vote has zero effect on the make up of the House of Commons. That's hardly democratic. Neither is the House of Lords, which I have supported in the past, but is now so stuffed to the gunwales that its validity is rapidly diminishing in my eyes. Yes, the EU could do with restructuring a