> It was a reaction to regulatory over-reach by unelected officials on the continent This bullshit again. Pray tell me, who exactly are the unelected official

> It was a reaction to regulatory over-reach by unelected officials on the continent This bullshit again. Pray tell me, who exactly are the unelected officials? Are you talking about the EU commission? They are appointed by the national governments, who are all elected. It's like complaining that some minister in your own damn government did something you dislike, and call him an "unelected official".