A colony again — a dominion of the EU

SO now we have a glimpse of what it must have been like living in East Berlin as the wall came crashing down.

Our own Government was treating us like mindless idiots, blatantly lying to our faces about the momentous events unfolding around us as we caught snatches of the truth via the international news feeds.

The national tragi-farce was triggered as minister after minister went on the domestic airwaves to deny any pressure from the EU for a bailout and certainly no ongoing negotiations.