Communication—the new Community dimension

It is said that the British people have become either hostile or indifferent to the European Community. The level of poll at the first European General Election which has just taken place appears to bear this out. Is it true? If it is true—why is it so? Is it a failure of communication? In this Aslib Annual Lecture I want to try to answer these questions and to explore this new European Community dimension in the field of communicating public policy.