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Originally Posted by Del Boy First of all - thank you for linking us to Javno - Naked News is the best thing; I guess that is your favourite!
Nevertheless, can you kindly tell us which post you refer to? Thank you. Reference you understand. Why do you suppose that 54% of Ireland's electorate are socialists; rather patronising, that. Never heard of Irishmen? Or small d democrats?
I have to say that I find the stance of your response to Ireland's democracy in action irrelevant, because the Irish have not voted to leave the EU by any means. The have taken a stan d against the expansion of the super-state, the imposition of increased rule from Brussels into all areas of their lives. The removal of so much power from their national government. This is not the circumstance they undertook originally. They used their constitutional rights to remind their government and the EU that Ireland is still a democracy. Just as we would, given the chance; but our democracy has been temporarily suspended by Gordon Brown in this respect.
The EU has become a shameful, corrupt institution, the accounts of which have not been signed off for many years.
The Irish were told by their politicians that they themselves had not read the treaty, becuase it was too big, and that the public should not bother because they would not understand it. Just sign on the dotted line??
Accept the authoritarian , rather than the democratic line , should they? http://www.express.co.uk/ourcomments...g-Euro-no-vote http://www.express.co.uk/ourcomments...ional-interest http://www.express.co.uk/ourcomments...-EU-referendum |
On the contrary the Irish are free to vote anyway they like no arguments from me.
Of course the EU is also free to spend its money in any way it sees fit as well, the simple reality is that while the vote was "democratic" and all it was somewhat pointless as the measure will be enacted through the weight of other European nations.
I have to wonder why the UK is in the EU at all, clearly its support base lies on mainland Europe and I strongly expect thats who will eventually make it work. The easiest option to me would be for the UK to go off on its own, the EU can apply taxes on British products crossing the channel and everyone will be happy its not like either party actually needs the other.
And for the record I don't care who's website news comes from as long as it is credible.