BRUSSELS-Coming to Terms with Political Reality

Febrauy 27, 1971 BRUSSELS Coming to Terms with Political Reality IT is clear from the debate in Britain on the pros and cons of joining the Common Market that many Englishmen have only a theoretical knowledge of how the European Community works. This shortcoming is particularly evi- dent in the debate on supranationality. Ardent nationalists such as Enoch Powell often speak as if the EEC were run by supranational institutions and membership would result in a sharp and substantial loss of sovereignty.