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Originally Posted by Eric
Maybe I'm getting thick in my old age, but I am straining to see the problem with just saying "no" .
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The problem is, Eric, we've not been given a chance to say "no" by the politicians. Brown promised to give us a vote on the European Consititution...then broke his promise. Cameron promised to give us a vote on the European Constitution...then broke his promise. Neither party will give us a referendum on membership of the EU, because they know what the answer will be...and they only believe in democracy when it's going their way.
The mainstream politicos' attitude to the EU is well illustrated on Accyweb. Tories like Jaysay and AndrewB like to pretend that we can remain part of the EU but still retain our independence. Labourites like Bernard, Graham and Claytonender maintain a deafening silence on the subject. So much for genuine democracy!
As for the venerable Ben Johnson, he'd gone into well-earned retirement by the time I left AGS. His successor, Ralph Bailey's parting homily to me was: "Mark my words, you'll come to a bad end." Still time to prove him right!
