You have commented 338 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Britain
David Cameron to pledge 'in/out' EU referendum within days
2013-01-20
David Cameron will make a firm commitment this week to hold a referendum on Britain's future relationship with the European Union - including the option of leaving it.
I'll believe it when it happens AND the votes are counted - and count.
The Prime Minister will within days make the historic pledge of a national vote after the next general election in his postponed speech, which senior sources said last night they believe will satisfy most Eurosceptic Conservatives.

However, he will not promise to pave the way for the referendum by introducing legislation in the current Parliament - something which will disappoint harder-line Eurosceptics.
There it is - there's the window he/they'll climb out of.
Is he thus threatening to dissolve Parliament and call for new elections? The Tories aren't that strong...
Senior Government figures are understood to see such a move as a potential coalition-breaker - with the Liberal Democrats likely to vote with Labour in the Commons to block it.

Mr Cameron is now expected to make the long-anticipated speech in Britain. He was due to deliver it last Friday in Amsterdam but was forced to postpone it because of the hostage crisis in Algeria.

In extracts of the address already released in advance, the Prime Minister warns of the a growing "gap between" The EU's institutions and its citizens. He says there is: "a lack of democratic accountability and consent that is -- yes -- felt particularly acutely in Britain."
Posted by:lotp

#2  They are already members, USN, ret, though not of the euro. The question before the voters is whether to withdraw.
Posted by: trailing wife   2013-01-20 16:21  

#1  As well as its working now, why would any sane Brit vote to join that money sucking organization? If they do vote to join, do they then automatically assume their share of the EU debt?
Posted by: USN,ret   2013-01-20 08:42  

00:00