His delusion no laughing matter - Juncker out of touch

THE bullying, ineffective EU Commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, is not known for doing stand-up routines, but, judging from the reaction yesterday by MEPs to his ‘state of the union’ address at the European parliament, in Strasbourg, he could give Tommy Tiernan a run for his money.

Prior to a debate on the commission’s Apple tax ruling in relation to Ireland, Juncker drew howls of laughter from MEPs, when he hailed the commission’s efforts in the “fight against tax evasion”.

There were also a few titters when he spoke of the strength of the EU, and insisted that the union was not in danger of disintegrating, despite the existential crisis caused by Brexit.