EU elitists show contempt for small nations

IN his letter (April 28), John J Carroll lauds the right of EU citizens to petition the (unelected) EU Commission under the terms of the Lisbon Treaty.

He mentions how the fine detail of this right to petition won’t be put in place until after the referendum. So, like much else in the treaty, we are being asked to accept a pig in a poke. Some hope. He also says the commission doesn’t have to take any notice of the petition.

That’s right, it doesn’t, even if it comes from several EU countries and has a few million signatures.