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Published Date: 08 November 2009
MOST certainly not. The Lisbon Treaty may have been signed by virtue of underhand tactics such as offering Ireland 2 votes. In the UK, of course, Brown railroaded through UK approval in his usual arrogant fashion, having promised a referendum.
There is no reason why David Cameron, once he wins the next General Election, cannot offer a referendum on EU membership, period. He is showing signs of having been got at on this subject but needs to be reminded about who pays his wages and what we think.

The Former Mr Angry, Perth

David Cameron has obviously decided he can do more to protect British interests by shoring up parliamentary defences against future Brussels raids. I wouldn't rule out a referendum after a Tory victory in an early General Election.

Mark Mackenzie, Glasgow





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  • Last Updated: 07 November 2009 8:13 PM
  • Source: Scotland On Sunday
  • Location: Scotland
 
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Sean K,

Elgin 08/11/2009 04:05:42
Mark MacKenzie "wouldn't rule out a referendum after a Tory general election victory"

He wouldn't but David Cameron certainly will. He knows he would lose that vote.

Referendums on the EU and on Independence will never take place if the unionist parties can kill them.

Only one party is fighting to let Scots have a say on their political future. SNP should also push for a vote on membership or withdrawal from the EU.
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Dr. James Wilkie,

Vienna 08/11/2009 11:21:36
I agree with #1. There isn't going to be a UK referendum on EU membership, nor is London going to do anything dramatic in this connection. If there is going to be a remedy for the unsatisfactory nature of our relationship with the European Union (note: NOT "with Europe"), then it will have to be on a Scottish basis. I agree with Sean K that there is no substitute for the SNP Government, for the present alternatives are too abysmal even to contemplate.

There is, however, a new and upcoming addition to the Scottish political spectrum in the shape of the Scottish Democratic Alliance (SDA), a little further to the centre-right of the SNP. Although it will take some time to become fully operational, it is a badly needed consolidation of a gap in the Scottish political spectrum that was shown up by the number of isolated centre-right groups that stood in the 2007 election.

Its advanced Scotland in Europe policy is well worth a look, as is Scotland's National Borders, also in its International section. I recommend viewing: www.scottishdemocraticalliance.org

Finally, I am not a Eurosceptic, but a complete enthusiast for all-European cooperation where this is necessary and/or beneficial. I just don't see that monstrous aberration, the European Union, as embodying that ideal.
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SlyFifer,

Somewhere South of Fife 08/11/2009 14:00:38
The original ideals of the European Union, if my memory serves me right was to be a 'Free Trade' area sort of like the US States where goods and services move freely between states without the incumbencies of paperwork, except some agricultural commodities and above all Tax !. As a resident for some years in various states I saw the obvious benifit of such open borders. I see no such situation in Europe, at any level other than the internal ease of movement for populations. So what benifit then after the debacles of both the CAP and the CFP both unmitigating disasters akin to the old Soviet Union. Yes, Dr. Wilkie is correct. New brooms needed. The SDA seem a very credible choice on the face of their policies so far promulgated.

 

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