Six days to go to the Irish Lisbon Treaty referendum and it’s not looking good for the “Yes” camp. But why? Continue reading
June 6, 2008
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Tag Archives: Lisbon Treaty
March 5, 2008
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Cameron, the Tories’ confusing EU politics, and a chance for reform
With the Commons voting on an EU referendum today, what is Cameron’s real EU gameplan? Continue reading
February 22, 2008
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Erm, you remember that democracy thing?
Well, according to the European Parliament it can go jump in a lake. Because they’ve voted not to respect the result of the Irish referendum (constitutionally required, lest we forget) on the Lisbon Treaty. What we effectively have here is … Continue reading
August 31, 2007
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The botox treaty and the end of the EU
A fun little article on Europe in 2057, combined with Foreign Secretary David Miliband’s reiteration of the UK government’s position on a referendum over the new EU treaty, has got me pondering once again. (Warning – it’ll be a long … Continue reading
August 8, 2007
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The new EU Reform Treaty: pointless
So, I’ve been slowly chugging through the tediousness that is the EU’s draft Reform Treaty. Packed with boredom and predictability, with no real surprises and very few really important changes to the way the EU currently works, it’s one of … Continue reading
June 18, 2007
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On an EU referendum
So, according to a poll for the Financial Times, a decent majority of Europeans want the chance to vote on whatever treaty / constitution eventually emerges for the future of Europe. We’ve now got everyone from the full-on eurosceptic UKIP … Continue reading
January 19, 2007
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Constitutional confusion Redux
Despite some people making useful suggestions, elsewhere in the EU it seems all but impossible to shake of the spectre of that damned [tag]EU constitution[/tag]. Current European Union president Angela Merkel keeps on bringing the bloody thing up, repeating the … Continue reading