Much ink and newsreel has flowed in the media about the appointment of the new EU top jobs created by the Lisbon Treaty, but there has been little reaction from public opinion. Many of the comments about how the politicians were chosen - and who was picked - are barbed and spiteful, often to score political points in my opinion (see my column in the previous newsletter). The EU is well used to being misunderstood and has a duty to make things clearer, improve the way it operates and what it...