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# Does Europe control Britain? (and does oD control the BBC?)
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/18715/
- Published: 2005-12-14T17:12:37.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:34:34.000Z
- Author: openDemocracy Supporters
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:15

I love waking up to the sound of openDemocracy contributors in the morning. [Gisela Stuart](https://www.opendemocracy.net/democracy-opening/trust%5F3030.jsp) and [John Palmer](https://www.opendemocracy.net/democracy-opening/stuart%5Freply%5F3086.jsp) were on BBC Radio 4's *Today* programme this morning, continuing the debate they started on oD over the European Union and democracy.

Listen [here](http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today5%5Feurope%5F20051214.ram?ref=opendemocracy.net). It's a streamed audio file - you get a nice report first, followed by Stuart & Palmer joining other guests to mull it over