Whatever Happened To The Heroes?
Well, that is that then. Not even close. 248 voted for a Referendum and to keep their promise. 311 did not. Quite simple really, if very unfortunate.
Whatever happened to the heroes? And I am of course not referring to Leon Trotsky, Lenny, The Great Elmyra or Sancho Panza. What of all those supposed one hundred plus Labour MPs who it was originally claimed would rebel and vote for a referendum?
In reality they probably never existed. When it came to the crunch, the vote and the heavy hand of the party whip, they were found severely wanting. Even so, I suspect that in their heart of hearts a few Labour MPs know that voting down a Referendum was both wrong and completely dishonest. Perhaps they may well live to regret their decision – or not.
Still, at the end of the day who cares, right? The British public are not intelligent enough to understand such a complex Treaty and set of documents even if they tried – or so was insinuated by many Government Ministers throughout Parliamentary discussion in the Commons today. And really, why would the political class care? Their MPs gold plated pensions, perks and salaries will be there tomorrow and long after this EU Constitution has disappeared from the political horizon.
