In Depth:  Jason Freeman

Dear Sir,

Paul urges us to be transformed by the renewal of our minds. I did not think your discussion of the EU in January’s Commentary helped to achieve this. First, it presented an overly simplified caricature of the EU. Some unelected officials (e.g. civil servants, judges, governor of the Bank of England, etc.) do not create an undemocratic system. The EU is a unique institution, which balances the power of the member states’ elected governments, with the common interests of Europeans as a whole. The predicament of Greece, while uncomfortable, is an example of how the narrow self interest of a single state sometimes needs to be controlled. This is how international relations work. Uncomfortable, but better than armed conflict or trade sanctions. This is surely something to be celebrated more than criticised.