DEMOCRACY GOING,GOING,GONE..
For those who believe in British sovereignty, this was a depressing day. The spectacle of Gordon Brown scuttling shiftily in and out of Lisbon to sign the European Reform Treaty was an apt conclusion to what has been a disgracefully dishonest saga. One thing is certain ; today Britain is a less democratic nation.
The treaty, as everyone admits, is the European Constitution by another name. The same constitution, in fact, on which Labour promised a referendum in its manifesto.
The Prime Minister has clearly made a cynical calculation that the damage done by reneging on that promise will be less than the embarrassment of a referendum campaign. He wasn’t prepared to ask the people, because he didn’t like the choice they would make.
So now we have a permanent president of the European Council; a European foreign minister implementing a European foreign policy; the loss of our veto over legislation in 61 areas; control of our borders passing to Brussels through a common immigration and asylum policy; a common defence policy and a European army; and a growing European police force.
In these areas, and the many others already surrendered, we have lost the link between Parliament and people. Most of our laws are made in Brussels, with Britain having little input, and no ability to call those who enacted them to account at the ballot box.
One morning, the British people will wake up and realize that because of sell-outs by successive British governments they no longer live in a true democracy.
*** At the moment we have our forces fighting wars, reputedly to establish democracies around the world , and at the same time letting our own democracy slip away like sand through the greasy palms of politicians serving their own greedy agendas.
Is it time to start taking them out and shooting them for treason. Is that the only way to gain their attention?
For those who believe in British sovereignty, this was a depressing day. The spectacle of Gordon Brown scuttling shiftily in and out of Lisbon to sign the European Reform Treaty was an apt conclusion to what has been a disgracefully dishonest saga. One thing is certain ; today Britain is a less democratic nation.
The treaty, as everyone admits, is the European Constitution by another name. The same constitution, in fact, on which Labour promised a referendum in its manifesto.
The Prime Minister has clearly made a cynical calculation that the damage done by reneging on that promise will be less than the embarrassment of a referendum campaign. He wasn’t prepared to ask the people, because he didn’t like the choice they would make.
So now we have a permanent president of the European Council; a European foreign minister implementing a European foreign policy; the loss of our veto over legislation in 61 areas; control of our borders passing to Brussels through a common immigration and asylum policy; a common defence policy and a European army; and a growing European police force.
In these areas, and the many others already surrendered, we have lost the link between Parliament and people. Most of our laws are made in Brussels, with Britain having little input, and no ability to call those who enacted them to account at the ballot box.
One morning, the British people will wake up and realize that because of sell-outs by successive British governments they no longer live in a true democracy.
*** At the moment we have our forces fighting wars, reputedly to establish democracies around the world , and at the same time letting our own democracy slip away like sand through the greasy palms of politicians serving their own greedy agendas.
Is it time to start taking them out and shooting them for treason. Is that the only way to gain their attention?
