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Updated: Petition against a Tony Blair presidency of the European Union | 132 comments (132 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: A petition against a Tony Blair presidency of (4.00 / 4)

I would add two more things:

a reference to that FT poll that found wide public opposition to Bliar's Presidency
I would emphasize Bliar's negative role in negotiations about further integration, including the drafting of the Constitution

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Thu Jan 31st, 2008 at 10:19:44 AM EST

Re: A petition against a Tony Blair presidency of (none / 1)

Agree completely on first point, not so sure about the second point. There's a plausible argument that Tony did that for reasons of domestic politics, plus the Constitution was ultimately rejected not by Tony, but by the French and Dutch referenda. I don't think the charge sticks.

Unrelated: we should mention that the illegal war was in Iraq. You have to be explicit, with people.

I'll try my hand at a Dutch translation from someone's English version (or a corrected one) tomorrow evening.

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Thu Jan 31st, 2008 at 12:52:44 PM EST
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Re: A petition against a Tony Blair presidency of (none / 0)

See my edit proposals upthread, I resticted it to the Reform Treaty.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Thu Jan 31st, 2008 at 01:03:37 PM EST
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