Speaking at an EU-sponsored ‘Citizen’s Dialogue’ event in London, Mrs Reding accused British politicians and media of so misrepresenting the EU that it is now impossible to hold a fair referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU.

‘You are on the verge of having (to take) maybe a national decision?’ she said. ‘Do the people who are asked to vote know what they are going to vote about?’

The fact is that very often, I see a completely distorted truth being presented and then how do you want people to take an informed decision? They simply cannot.’ 

Viviane Reding har fremdeles ikke forstått britisk kultur og lynne.

Dette traff midt i hjertet, men ikke helt slik som Viviane Reding hadde tenkt seg. Hun fortsatte med en ren gavepakke til Ukip:

She said the European Parliament was now ‘the most powerful parliament in Europe’, because of its role in signing off new EU laws proposed by the European Commission.

‘Seventy per cent of the laws in this country are co-decided by the European Parliament,’ she said. ‘So it’s not neutral who you sent to the European Parliament.’

Mrs Reding also suggested Britain would have to leave the EU if Mr Cameron pursues his bid to cap immigration from Europe.

Leserkommentarene lot ikke vente på seg. Britene lar seg ikke plukke på nesa:  «How DARE she say something like this! The true face of the EU, a vile ‘ignorant’ one at that.»

Den britiske ånden og loven om at «a man’s house is his castle» ble utdypet av statsminister William Pitt i 1763:

«The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. It may be frail – its roof may shake – the wind may blow through it – the storm may enter – the rain may enter – but the King of England cannot enter.»

Og for Asterix fans (fritt etter hukommelsen) idét romerne stoppes i sitt forsøk i å gå over plenen til en brite: «Min hage er mindre enn Roma men min lanse er lenger enn ditt sverd!»

Daily Mail