Now Gordon Brown is moving foreign policy power to the EU without even informing Parliament

I thought we lived in a representative democracy, I was clearly wrong. The Times reports that:

"Confidential plans to form the new European External Action Service (EEAS) by next spring will be agreed by Gordon Brown over dinner at the start of a two-day summit in Brussels.

But rather than a simple reorganisation of existing EU diplomatic activity, the new institution will take on the trappings of a fully fledged ministry such as the Foreign Office or America's State Department.

The Conservatives have attacked the Prime Minister for signing up to the plan, which follow weeks of secret negotiations, without public scrutiny or any debate in the House of Commons.

According to a restricted document, seen by The Daily Telegraph, the new Brussels institution will take responsibility for the "strategic direction" of EU foreign policy and will have its own independent budget.

It will be headed by a "High Representative", or EU foreign minister, who will take over key military, crisis planning and intelligence bodies previously controlled by national governments."

Will an incoming Conservative government have any real powers or will Gordon Brown, Tony Blair & Peter Mandelson have ensured that the real powers reside in the EU?