<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><oembed><version>1.0</version><provider_name>European Movement UK</provider_name><provider_url>https://euromove.blogactiv.eu</provider_url><author_name>European Movement UK</author_name><author_url>https://euromove.blogactiv.eu/author/euromove/</author_url><title>The real threat to democracy?</title><html>&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman&quot;&gt;Eurosceptics like to pretend that the EU is a threat to British democracy.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;For example, the idea that national governments should discuss their budget plans with each other is denounced as an attack on parliament.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Britain&#039;s budget should always be presented to parliament first, apparently.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Times New Roman&quot;&gt;But then one looks in today’s newspapers, and finds extracts from the budget laid out within their pages.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Will the Eurosceptics denounce this attack on parliament by the media?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</html><type>rich</type></oembed>