a desire to keep tabs on data protection, privacy and computer security in all public bodies

is a fine thing to aim for but it’s not as if it’s the first time.

Looking more deeply, it’s very much a necessity that people perceive their current institutions as incompetent so that the EU “fix” apepars that much more attractive.

The fact that the EU is generally perceived as corrupt is a mainly English phenomenon. I know of many in Europe who thnk it is the best thing since sliced bread.

And when you sit backand think about it, we take the incompetence as read - we asume incompetence. But why?

When I worked for HM Customs, we were not allowed to go home until any penny astray was somehow found. Not accounted for - found. Thee was a genuine feeling top down that the thing must run correctly.

That was in the 70s. So why such gross incompetence now on such a widespread scale? Surely it’s because it’s more relaxed from the top down. And why would that be?