It seems I am caught between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, the Lib Dem PP’s refusal to back a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty under any circumstances is something I’m not happy with. On the other hand, saying so publicly makes me subject to the fatuous braying of Tory bloggers… Continue reading What is a constitution?
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Is it time to stop being so ‘inward looking’ about EU Reform?
Stephen Tall writes a fantastic opinion piece on Lib Dem Voice today about the leadership candidates’ stance on the EU Reform Treaty: Some time soon, the Tories will call vote in the House of Commons on whether Britain should hold a referendum, at which point 63 Lib Dem MPs will have to make a decision… Continue reading Is it time to stop being so ‘inward looking’ about EU Reform?
E X C L U S I V E (ish): Mingmeet – where’s the meat?
Sort of an exclusive here as I think I may be the first to write up my account of the interview with Ming that the finalists for the Blog of the Year held on Sunday morning. Jonathan Calder actually beat me to it by about 12 hours but at the time of writing hadn’t given… Continue reading E X C L U S I V E (ish): Mingmeet – where’s the meat?