David Cameron, pictured with Angela Merkel. Image: Flickr / Number 10
Nobody likes the thought of 'red tape', over-regulation, and excessive 'administrative burdens'. But what about rules to protect workers, the environment, and food safety? Actually, these are two sides of the same coin and right now a war is being fought in London and Brussels ostensibly against the former but actually against the latter.
Despite the self-promoted image of David Cameron standing up for Britain against the EU’s so-called bloated bureaucracy, there are some remarkable synergies between his record and that of the European Commission, especially in the area of deregulation and cutting 'red tape'.
