tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859345528889981553.post7069317410101148781..comments2023-10-19T01:44:50.017+01:00Comments on Liberal Polemic: We should have a referendum on EuropeLiberal Polemichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05002372579024659424noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859345528889981553.post-49128614627570312262007-06-27T09:47:00.000+01:002007-06-27T09:47:00.000+01:00Any debate and referendum on the treaty will be co...Any debate and referendum on the treaty will be conducted as a proxy debate on "the question of Europe".<BR/><BR/>Why not work out what "the question of Europe" is, and have that debate - and referendum - properly, without, frankly, the distraction of the technical guff of this treaty.<BR/><BR/>The treaty rejections were an unfocussed "just stop" message, with the upshot that we carried on as before, but with creaking institutions.<BR/><BR/>I think the people of Europe want a new settlement, with guarantees that the traffic is not all one way - that bad regulations can be repealed and powers can be repatriated. With democratic procedures in place to do this we would have less to fear from pooling sovereignty when it is in the common interest to do so.Joe Ottenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380362092159905533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859345528889981553.post-35844983969422621712007-06-26T20:15:00.000+01:002007-06-26T20:15:00.000+01:00What question would you ask?What question would you ask?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com