Last Chance To Say No

On the 12th of June there will be one last chance for any of the peoples of the European Union to publicly say ‘no’ to the Lisbon ‘Reform’ Treaty which the elites of Europe have intolerantly forced upon us all.

Despite the original EU Constitution being rejected by the people in France and in the Netherlands back in 2005, the document has returned disguised as a series of amendments which the governments of the EU hope they can slip past their electorates as another supposedly harmless Treaty.

Yet, so fearful are the political classes of their people saying ‘no’ to the Constitution-in-disguise that they have actively colluded to deny referendums to the people this time around on an almost unprecedented scale. Only the Irish will have a chance to vote on the document due to clauses within their own constitution.

With just over a fortnight until polling day the pro-EU, pro-Lisbon Treaty camp seems confident of gaining a positive result from the referendum. In part this is because Irish big businesses, the media and all the major Irish political parties are uniformly in favour of the EU and a ‘yes’ vote.

However, those on the ground are suggesting that there may well be a repeat of the Irish Referendum on the Nice Treaty, where despite a ‘no’ vote being continually behind in the media’s opinion polls, on the day saw Ireland vote against the Treaty. Yet, as with Nice, even if Irish sense again prevails and the Lisbon Treaty is rejected then there is no guarantee that the Constitutional Lisbon Treaty will be put to rest.

For the leaders of Europe, bureaucrats and supporters of ever closer union, public opinion is seen not as a reason to change direction but as an irritating obstacle to be overcome. And they will come back again, and again, and again until they find the result they want – but if the Irish vote for freedom, independence and democracy in June, and say ‘no, not in our name’ then it will at least throw a small spanner in the EU works.

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.

Judgement Day

This evening MPs in the House of Commons will convene to effectively pass judgement on Britain’s adoption of the Lisbon Treaty.

The majority of Liberal Democrat MPs will negate on their election promise by abstaining in this crucial vote on a referendum amendment. Thus even when a small few more honest Labour MPs rebel against their party whip and attempt to uphold their own manifesto commitment, the Government will easily have its majority.

There will therefore be no referendum. The amendment will be struck down and the life-changing Lisbon Treaty which cannot even be altered by our own Parliament will continue on its rubberstamping journey towards the Lords.

And so it shall likely come to pass that in ratifying this treaty; this EU Constitution; this document cloaked in lies and deception; our Parliament and Government will with willingness and arrogance have broken its promise to the people of Britain.

In no more than a moment, hundreds of years of history will be undone. After two horrific World Wars in which millions died defending freedom and democracy, their sacrifice will have ultimately been in vain. By next week the event and the vote will be forgotten. Lost in time, like tears in rain.

A Conspiracy Against The Public

It seemed like more than just mere coincidence that on the day chosen by I Want A Referendum to stage a mass lobby of MPs in Parliament, lunatic eco-fringe protestors decided to scale the Houses of Parliament.

As it now turns out, it was probably not a coincidence at all. It’s suspected that the eco-protesters were given access to Parliament by either an MP or researcher - an act that was no doubt purposefully staged to divert media attention away from our Referendum Rally taking place below.

This cunning ruse of course worked like a charm. The media (always desperate for scandal and sensation) rapidly made the rooftop protest their main news item. As I returned to Paddington station after the rally, billboards advertising the Evening Standard claimed to have exclusive photographs of the eco-protest. No mention of the far larger and more important EU Referendum rally.

Be that as it may, the Referendum Rally and Lobbying seemed to go well, though obviously the likelihood of us obtaining a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty looks increasingly slim. When I arrived in Westminster just after lunch the day’s events were already in full swing. While the eco-morons chained themselves to the Parliament roof railings, those participating in the Referendum Rally below and waiting to lobby their MP engaged in that most British of things: they formed a long and orderly queue.

Elsewhere at the Methodist Central Hall I listened to a number of speeches by various campaign group leaders including trade unionists, MEPs, and the Director of the I Want A Referendum. The best among these speeches were probably those by Roger Helmer MEP (who gained quite a few laughs from the audience) and the Sunday Telegraph Columnist, Christopher Booker.

However, as Dr Richard North commented on his EU Referendum blog yesterday:

When today’s day return tickets to London are tomorrow’s waste, the issues will still be there. When the Lisbon treaty is ratified, they will still be there. When the European Union brings out its next treaty – which indeed it will – the issues will still be there.

He is completely correct. We need to remember that this will be a long and protracted battle to regain the freedoms and liberties of the democracy our country once was. Today was only one such battle – there will be many others.