MEPs and their non existent press attention

Today I went to the European parliament's office in London for a press briefing on needlestick injuries. The building is just off Queen Anne's gate, a very exclusive well, Queen Anne-architectured, part of town. The airport X-ray machine was set off the main entrance and rather pointlessly they gfed my bags through. (I could have concealed stuff in my coat, after al, wich they didn't check.) such small absurdities you become familiar with when dealing with the EP: just like all the unread reports in 20 languages that pile up in rows of pigeon holes outside the press centre. (How many footbal felds of paper do they use up?)
Once inside, the atmosphere was cosy if a bit seedy. An official told me that many MEPS avoided coming to London to give press briefings on their eurolegislation, because they were afraid no one would come. No one came to this press conference either, held by John Bowis MEP.