Comments on: An EU Referendum http://www.gavinwhenman.com/2008/01/22/an-eu-referendum/ Because few appropriate words begin with the letter "G". The personal blog of Gavin Whenman Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:06:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Nick Clegg: A real vote on Europe http://www.gavinwhenman.com/2008/01/22/an-eu-referendum/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Nick Clegg: A real vote on Europe Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:54:13 +0000 http://www.gavinwhenman.com/2008/01/22/an-eu-referendum/#comment-733 [...] my recent expressions of concern on the Europe referendum issue, it seems only fair to post this email from Nick Clegg (or, at [...] [...] my recent expressions of concern on the Europe referendum issue, it seems only fair to post this email from Nick Clegg (or, at [...]

]]> By: Lib Dem Rebellion on Europe? http://www.gavinwhenman.com/2008/01/22/an-eu-referendum/comment-page-1/#comment-715 Lib Dem Rebellion on Europe? Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:21:10 +0000 http://www.gavinwhenman.com/2008/01/22/an-eu-referendum/#comment-715 [...] vote for a Tory amendment on the EU Reform Treaty bill which will force a referendum on the Treaty. Fine by me, but does this mean Nick Clegg has seen he can’t enforce the whip on this issue and will [...] [...] vote for a Tory amendment on the EU Reform Treaty bill which will force a referendum on the Treaty. Fine by me, but does this mean Nick Clegg has seen he can’t enforce the whip on this issue and will [...]

]]> By: What Nick Clegg said about the euro a few years ago http://www.gavinwhenman.com/2008/01/22/an-eu-referendum/comment-page-1/#comment-538 What Nick Clegg said about the euro a few years ago Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:20:10 +0000 http://www.gavinwhenman.com/2008/01/22/an-eu-referendum/#comment-538 [...] Blog under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License. ← An EU Referendum [...] [...] Blog under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License. ← An EU Referendum [...]

]]> By: Gavin Whenman http://www.gavinwhenman.com/2008/01/22/an-eu-referendum/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Gavin Whenman Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:17:49 +0000 http://www.gavinwhenman.com/2008/01/22/an-eu-referendum/#comment-533 You seem to be labouring under the delusion that I'm against a referendum on those things as well? I favour a written constitution for the UK, and part of adopting that constitution would involve a referendum. PS. I disagree about London sucking out our taxes whilst giving nothing in return. The City alone pulls in a substantial part of British tax revenue, and this is redistributed to the north and west, in the form of healthcare, unemployment benefits and policing that they could ill-afford to sustain at the current levels by themselves. You seem to be labouring under the delusion that I’m against a referendum on those things as well? I favour a written constitution for the UK, and part of adopting that constitution would involve a referendum.

PS. I disagree about London sucking out our taxes whilst giving nothing in return. The City alone pulls in a substantial part of British tax revenue, and this is redistributed to the north and west, in the form of healthcare, unemployment benefits and policing that they could ill-afford to sustain at the current levels by themselves.

]]> By: John Smith http://www.gavinwhenman.com/2008/01/22/an-eu-referendum/comment-page-1/#comment-530 John Smith Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:46:13 +0000 http://www.gavinwhenman.com/2008/01/22/an-eu-referendum/#comment-530 Why? We've never been given a referendum on whether we should be part of "the UK", a disgrace of a so-called 'democracy' with an unelected legislature, unelected head of state, and head of government chosen by a mere 60,000 out of 60 million. Never been given a referendum on the continued existence of "England". Never been given a referendum on whether distant, far-off, self-obsessed London should be allowed to lord it over everyone else on the island, allowed to suck our taxes out whilst giving nothing in return. Tell me, why should we not be offered referenda on these disgraces, but hold an ill-informed, poisoned mud-fest at the best, most shining hope we have for the future? Why? We’ve never been given a referendum on whether we should be part of “the UK”, a disgrace of a so-called ‘democracy’ with an unelected legislature, unelected head of state, and head of government chosen by a mere 60,000 out of 60 million.
Never been given a referendum on the continued existence of “England”.
Never been given a referendum on whether distant, far-off, self-obsessed London should be allowed to lord it over everyone else on the island, allowed to suck our taxes out whilst giving nothing in return.
Tell me, why should we not be offered referenda on these disgraces, but hold an ill-informed, poisoned mud-fest at the best, most shining hope we have for the future?

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