Summary
Supporters of the constitution complain that the 'no' campaign is based not on a specific dislike of the constitution, but on 30 years of accumulated prejudice against Brussels. There is an element of truth in this. But the constitution confirms and extends all the things that people dislike, but have not hitherto been asked about.
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The Way Ahead for Europe
Join me in a little thought experiment. For several months now, Tony Blair has been insisting that the European constitution would be a defeat for Euro-federalism. Within hours of appending his name to it, he announced that, far from creating a superstate, the constitution was about 'sovereign nation-states co-operating together'.
Let us play along with the Prime Minister for a moment. Let us imagine that he really has seen off the Euro-zealots and protected the supremacy of national governments. What, in these circumstances, might we reasonably expect the constitution to contain?First, the...See the full content of this document
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