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Originally Posted by Limerick Lad The last thing Cameron wants on the agenda when and if he becomes the next British Prime Minister is a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, he just posturing knowing that it's a unlikely he will have to hold one.
If Lisbon has already been ratified by the rest of Europe the question of a referendum is purely academic as he has said he will not revisit it and if Lisbon fails to be ratified, the treaty will be dead in the water so no need for a referendum either.
Either way Cameron's posturing on holding a referendum are just for the optics similar to Tony Blair on the Euro before he became British Prime Minister. |
If we haven't passed it by then Lisbon is dead and the Tories won't pressure us and their Eurosceptic backbenchers over it.
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Originally Posted by garlandgreen Has David Cameron actually committed himself to reversing the UK's ratification of Lisbon if he takes power? |
He says he will if it hasn't come into force in all member states. The position on what will happen otherwise is unclear. If he doesn't torpedo the Treaty (I expect he will), then watch for President Vaclav Klaus who continues to refuse to sign and whose term runs another 3 years. Some Social Democrats and one or two Christian Democrats (small rightwing party) and a former Green minister want parliament to impeach him over this but the Czech Constitution makes it clear that that could only happen in the event of treason or him being incapacitated. I firmly believe that the no side will win the war. Just in case though, we should vote no again in this country.