But if you hone in on only the parts of the survey which you perceive as critical, or if you spend your time trying to figure out who wrote that semi-negative comment in the open-ended section, you are missing the point.

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The chamber was packed, with the MEPs - including Robert Kilroy-Silk making a very rare appearance, sitting in the non-aligned section with Jean Marie le Pen et al - parked behind their computer screens in semi-circular rows.

BBC: My week as an MEP - Tuesday