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June 06, 2005
EU referendum put on hold
Jack Straw’s actual statement in the House of Commons seemed to be more neutral and non-committal than news reports suggest. Britain was always going to be at the end of the ratification queue, so postponement isn’t necessarily all that significant.
Luxembourg, Denmark, Ireland and Portugal are scheduled to make decisions this year and it will be interesting to see if these votes proceed as part of a new momentum towards some kind of resolution of the crisis.
Liam Fox’s comments for the opposition were entirely rhetorical and lacking in substance. The Tories have yet to grasp the fact that the majority of ‘No’ voters in France and the Netherlands want to see a Europe that emphasizes human rather than economic values. They have nothing in common with ‘Little Englander’ Tory Eurosceptics.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4612021.stm
Posted by Simon Holledge at June 6, 2005 10:59 PM
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