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Originally Posted by Mancie
By my memory.. that is getting slower, the official Labour party line was a vote NO! in 1972. no country has to abide by anything, so whats the line now? the Tory's will relieve us of the power they gave to the EU?
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No thats not what I said, don't read between the lines. I said that if we wanted to we could pull out, we arn't abided by things against the will of the people.
In 1962 Macmillian (Tory) applied to join EEC, the french vetoed "Britain was not sufficiently European-minded yet to break away from the Commonwealth and accept a common agricultural policy"
In 1967 Wilson (Labour) wanted to join the EEC, the french vetoed "Britain had to improve its economy"
The french president who was rejecting UK applications resigened in 69 and in 1973 Heath joined the EEC.