De fører til absurde situationer, hvor Det Forenede Kongerige blokerer for beslutninger, der altid har været dets egne prioriteter: Bekæmpelse af svig, forenkling af fællesskabsloven, bekæmpelse af racisme osv.
Ultimately, they lead to ridiculous situations in which the United Kingdom is blocking decisions which have always figured among its own priorities: the campaign against fraud, the simplification of Community legislation, the efforts to combat racism.