- Fri May 21, 2021 9:44 am
#3314
I've told this story before on the old forum, so apologies for those getting this again.
In 1994 my family went on holiday to Belgium. In every newsagent you could buy a straightforward guide to the Maastricht treaty, in Flemish, French, English or German, explaining exactly what the treaty meant, how it would affect workers, tourists, business owners, commercial travellers and so on. It cost about a pound in Belgian francs.
My dad loved it, but said that he could never envisage something like it being sold in the UK, except at prohibitive cost or only from a select few outlets. Because, as he put it, the government and media in the UK love to talk down to the public and treat them as a bit thick, and don't trust or want them to actually understand things.
As the actress said to the bishop, rabbi, imam and priest
"My eyes have seen the glory, I'm a born again Atheist!"