Prime Time Interactive Special

[IrishStu]

Watch it tonight at 9.35pm on RTÉ One or RTÉ.ie/live

[FutureTaoiseach]

Hope they ask my q.

[constitutionus]

here we go.

lets see if they do better than the news in terms of balance.

[PaintingMedium]

They just talked about QMV but they did not mention at all the areas that would be moving to QMV, why would they not include that? Oh just mentioned it a bit, but it still does not tell us what areas

[FutureTaoiseach]

This Prime Time special is totally biased. Their so-called 'neutral' analysts claim that the new voting system helps stop big countries ganging up on the small ones. In fact, it halves the Irish vote and doubles the Big States vote. One analyst also said the Big States used to have 2 Commissioners. He neglected to say they already only have one.

[constitutionus]

as someone else posted elswhere

bonde, jems bonde

interesting line up

also i noticed they didnt go into the fact they HAVENT figured out how to do the reduction of comissioners in NICE. it could just be the original 15 leaving all the newbies out.

cruel but there you go.

[jjcarroll]

In fact, it halves the Irish vote and doubles the yes vote.

Currently Ireland has 7 votes, which works out at 2% of the vote under QMV.


Under Lisbon....


Our 4m people, as part of the 493m Europeans equates to 0.9% of the vote.


So FT is right?


But......


There is a double majority, where every country has an equal vote.



That means that our vote is worth 3.7% - 1/27.

[NotDevsSon]

This Prime Time special is totally biased. Their so-called 'neutral' analysts claim that the new voting system helps stop big countries ganging up on the small ones. In fact, it halves the Irish vote and doubles the yes vote. One analyst also said the Big States used to have 2 Commissioners. He neglected to say they already only have one.

Jesus would you ever give up your whining. Everything, everyone, in your eyes is biased. The only 'neutral' source you seem to think exists is you.

[constitutionus]

your man with the beards a bit mad !

but at least he's passionate.

ooh bonde is letting him have it

[PaintingMedium]

The Spanish guy is very handsy Slappy