No matter how you think about the EU, this new structure above european individual nations has shaken up and successfully confronted many national lobby groups

No matter how you think about the EU, this new structure above european individual nations has shaken up and successfully confronted many national lobby groups and special interests. Every country may have it's weirdness, but, for example, the fire retardant lobby couldn't extend their BS over all of Europe. One aspect of Brexit could very well be national lobbyists wanting their control back. Strategically buring news with other events that are higher priority in the news cycle is nothing new and worth pointing out.