[Osem]

I think people are getting mightily fed up with all the delays, challenges etc. but it seems to me this was all inevitable. Our glorious leaders have entwined us in so much complex (and all to often competing) regulation that it takes ever increasing amounts of time to do just about anything significant now. The EU certainly isn't renowned for its speed of reaction either as we've seen time and time again so expecting a speedy resolution to this process is totally unrealistic IMHO. It's not as though the rest of the EU is stable and singing from the same hymn sheet either so we have a situation whereby we're trying to negotiate a highly complicated process with a group of nations all of whom have their own problems, agendas and priorities and will be using their influence in order to get whatever concessions etc. they're seeking for their own nations. Quid pro quo...