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The oldest parliamentary system in the world will have been sold out to the European Union when the Lisbon Treaty comes into effect later this year. And this despite the checks and balances we believed we had in this country on Parliament and the promise by ‘Teflon’ Blair of a referendum on the EU.
David Cameron, who I assume will be our next Prime Minister - Oh, Lord, let there please be a new Prime Minister! - finds himself betwixt the devil and the deep-blue sea. But the damage is done and there is nothing that can undo what has happened.
Cameron has promised a referendum on certain aspects of EU law and it remains to be seen whether his promise, like that of his predecessors in power, have any real meaning or whether it is as meaningful as a cupful of cold water in a storm. Only time will tell.
The tragedy is that the consequences of what has happened will fall on the Tories rather than on the people in power at this moment.
The wrangling and the arguments will probably go on for a lot longer than we can possibly tell.
.
The oldest parliamentary system in the world will have been sold out to the European Union when the Lisbon Treaty comes into effect later this year. And this despite the checks and balances we believed we had in this country on Parliament and the promise by ‘Teflon’ Blair of a referendum on the EU.
David Cameron, who I assume will be our next Prime Minister - Oh, Lord, let there please be a new Prime Minister! - finds himself betwixt the devil and the deep-blue sea. But the damage is done and there is nothing that can undo what has happened.
Cameron has promised a referendum on certain aspects of EU law and it remains to be seen whether his promise, like that of his predecessors in power, have any real meaning or whether it is as meaningful as a cupful of cold water in a storm. Only time will tell.
The tragedy is that the consequences of what has happened will fall on the Tories rather than on the people in power at this moment.
The wrangling and the arguments will probably go on for a lot longer than we can possibly tell.
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