I'm afraid I just object to my right to democracy being eroded.
Eroded? If you happen to reside near your profile's location, you'll find you have no less than
ten MEPs from five different parties representing you in Brussels and Strasbourg. If anything, your right to democracy at a European level is probably over-capacity
Don't forget that it was "faceless bureaucrats" who listened to BMA's appeal (and granted it) when they the CAA originally denied them access to LHR...