The UK has misunderstood the word "directive" for a considerable amount of time. Maybe it was a translation problem, and it should be reworded to "guidance", si

The UK has misunderstood the word "directive" for a considerable amount of time. Maybe it was a translation problem, and it should be reworded to "guidance", since the UK has a very bad habit of applying directives without due consideration. The rest of Europe leaves such directives where they should be, in a box marked, "Good but unworkable ideas. Please archive".