Oh My. It's a terrible thing when both sides are feeling righteous. And righteous in the name of 'democracy' to boot.
On the one hand there is the European Parliament claiming that the people have spoken and 'elected' Jean-Claude Juncker to be the next president of the European Commission.
On the other side is a thundering British elite and press saying that EU democracy will only be saved by not picking Juncker as commission president.
The truth is, as ever, more nuanced. ...
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