Desværre er det langt mere alvorligt end som så. Debatten om det udvandede direktiv begynder at ligne et sammenstød mellem nyt og gammelt.
Last month we overwhelmingly rejected the Port Services Directive and, this time round, we could almost have done the same, were it not for the fact that the Commission proposal will be transformed by this House into a compromise – not the best one, perhaps, but one which can still be workable and which, crucially, strikes a balance between our objective of opening up the services market and our intention of addressing the social concerns that are justified.