For the millionth time I’ve read this reported as fact: The new Lisbon Treaty is largely the same as the defeated constitution… So, for all those hard of thinking journalists out there and everyone else for that matter who seems to misunderstand it, I thought I’d draw you a handy diagram: You can say that… Continue reading Logical fallacies and euroscepticism
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Block reform to get reform
What annoys me most about IWantAReferendum.com is it’s completely anti-intellectual stance and the way it presents the Lisbon Treaty as the most significant EU treaty in terms of pooling sovereignty in history. Whether you are pro or anti a referendum, that is clearly nonsense. But I’ve banged on about the nonsense of all this in… Continue reading Block reform to get reform
Referendum Rebels: how far is too far?
The row brewing within the Labour Party over whether or not to withdraw the whip from the IWannaReferendum Three is an interesting one. Predictably, over at Iain Dale’s gaffer, the cries are all “Stalinist!” even after I pointed out that the only party to withdraw the whip over a vote on a treaty referendum is… Continue reading Referendum Rebels: how far is too far?