The opening words of paragraph 2 are informative as to the bis of the source: > As ever with the EU, the truth is much uglier. The main thrust of the article

The opening words of paragraph 2 are informative as to the bis of the source: > As ever with the EU, the truth is much uglier. The main thrust of the article may be correct, but broad-brushing every activity of an organisation like the EU in this way does not instil confidence.