There’s a story in today’s DT about the grounding of a B17 at an American tribute because of a new EU rule.
Obviously, as the story points out, the B17 Sally B is flying to recognise the sacrifice of all those airmen that gave their lives to liberate those countries that form of the core of EU.
But what is most pertinent, while the Dept of Transport is refusing to exclude the plane from the EU rule that demands increased insurance, the plane’s sister, Pink Lady, will be happily flying in France, because their government are (in this case) sensibly ignoring the ruling.
It would seem that the easiest solution to the massive overburden of EU legislation, but perhaps not the cheapest in light of fresh demands to review the British billion pound rebate, would be to overlook most of the new regulations with a new relaxed continental attitude.
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I have often seen reminiscences of people I have never even heard of, and I fail to see -- because I do not happen to be a 'Somebody' -- why my blog should not be interesting. My only regret is that I did not commence it when I was a youth.
