An apt question from the Shropshire Star!

Questions over EU treaty powers

LETTER: The arrogance of the political class appears boundless. It has been reported that the European Union is now trying to take control of our North Sea oil reserves, apparently under secret powers written into the Lisbon Treaty.

This raises two vital questions.

What are these supposed secret powers?

The Lisbon Treaty was available for public scrutiny, are we now to understand that further documentation exists hidden from the public and Parliament?

Additionally the Lisbon Treaty, although ratified by our (seemingly anti-British) Parliament, does not come into force until all member states ratify it. As the Irish have not ratified the treaty, how can powers be taken from a mechanism that does not exist?

John Galloway

Shrewsbury