The Popular Alliance urges those able to vote on the Lisbon Treaty referendum to seriously consider the implications of saying yes. (1) You are overturning a vote less than two years old that gave the wrong answer to the EU. The EU keep plugging away till they get the right vote. Once you say yes they will not let you back down or have another referendum. (2) You are the only country whose c...
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PopularAlliance on 14th Sep 2009 (via popularalliance.org)
Clever Clegg the clog dancer has announced his great idea. Deny people the referendum the Libs promised: a referendum on the EU constitution. Give them a referendum they don’t want on in our out. ...
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AustinMitchell on 14th Jul 2008 (via austinmitchell.org)
The EU still holds out the hope of winning a second Irish referendum. At least they are pretending that they do, as they must realise that the national mood is swinging against the likelihood of that outcome. If the Irish vote a second time, and get the wrong answer, the EU will no doubt demand a Parliamentary-only ratification from Ireland, and simply ignore the referendum results.How that will p...
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thetap on 25th Jul 2008 (via the-tap.blogspot.com)
Anti-EU campaigners are stepping up the pressure on the government for a referendum on whether the UK should leave the European Union.
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BBCPolitics on 16th Sep 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
EUobserver reports that Geert Wilders’ PVV party is considering calling for a referendum in the Netherlands on the EU treaty changes proposed last week. The party, which the governing coalition relies on for support, has been joined by the Socialist Party, which has already called for a referendum.
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OpenEurope on 3rd Nov 2010 (via openeurope.org.uk)
Rolling coverage of the run-up to the Commons vote on a possible EU referendum as David Cameron faces the biggest rebellion of his premiership.
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Telegraph on 24th Oct 2011 (via telegraph.feedsportal.com)
A former UKIP, now independent, MEP went across the country championing the call for a referendum on the UK remaining in the EU.
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BBCPolitics on 18th Oct 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
David Cameron looks set to face a tense vote on Monday over a motion calling for a referendum on the UK’s EU membership, with over 50 Conservative MPs likely to vote against the Government. George Eustice MP has tabled an alternative motion calling for a referendum on the EU but only after a successful renegotiation of powers.
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OpenEurope on 21st Oct 2011 (via openeurope.org.uk)
Telegraph View: The Government must prevent further erosion of national sovereignty by holding a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU.
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Telegraph on 13th Sep 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)