{"product_id":"9781847945709","title":"The Great European Rip-off","description":"Author: Elliott, Matthew\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781847945709\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Mar 2009\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA devastating indictment of EU waste and corruption, from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSquandered\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this EU referendum year, it's time for people across Europe to look at what really goes on in Brussels in our name. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt has been estimated that the EU costs us around e1,000 billion a year - an incredible e2000 for every man, woman and child in Europe. So what do we get for our money? Politicians and administrators selflessly working to bring us efficient government? Well-targeted regulations that promote economic prosperity? A safe and free society? A well-protected environment? Help for people in poorer countries? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOr is our money being squandered by a self-serving euro-elite of unaccountable politicians and incompetent bureaucrats, or else devoured in a feeding frenzy of fraud and corruption where a few lucky insiders become unimaginably rich at our expense? And is the tsunami of regulation pouring out of Brussels in reality strangling industry, destroying jobs, restricting personal freedom, desecrating the environment and further impoverishing the developing world?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing their extensive network of insider sources, David Craig and Matthew Elliott smash through the secrecy and disinformation that are the Brussels hallmark to reveal what our European rulers are really getting up to. The result is a horrifying story of bureaucracy, hypocrisy and kleptocracy - and how we are all suffering as a result.","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47322163249310,"sku":"UBD-9781847945709","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781847945709.jpg?v=1780447384","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781847945709","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}