BRITISH CAN VOTE ON THURSDAY.

A non-binding European Commission recommendation, issued on 12 March, suggests two things: that the European political parties nominate their candidate for Commission president for the European 2014 elections, and that elections should be held on the same day across Europe in order to encourage voting. The British population and elected representatives went up in arms immediately, attached as they are to the idea of voting on Thursday rather than Sunday - the common practice in most...