Kick ‘Lisbon’ Out
We have a 19 year old doing work experience in my office this summer - very competent, mannerly and efficient in her work, some of her remarks as well as her sunglasses being firmly affixed on her head throughout the day have given me cause to fear for the future of the country. Her largest faux pas [...]
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The New York Times
The Daily Telegraph, telling us to vote No!
A Polish news service
The Press Association
Yes Campaign resorts to Threats of a Price to Pay
Why is the ‘Yes’ campaign in the face of opposition to the Lisbon Treaty resorting to scare mongering ? – Bertie in the closing days of his premiership described how our rejection of the referendum would be a disaster, and yesterday Manuel Barosso, chief of the European Commission commented:
‘If there was a ‘No’ in Ireland [...]
Lisbon Treaty
Finally some bit of newsworthiness to get the Lisbon Treaty as a topic of conversation amongst the people. 60% of people are still undecided as to how they will vote, largely due to a lacjk of information. The Referendum Commission has been established for over a month now and done little more than make apologies [...]
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So I have written critically on the presence of any information campaign as to the workings of the Lisbon Treaty. The fact remains that while Sinn Fein are scaling our telephone polls to encourage us to vote no, when there is not even a suggested referendum date in mind, balanced information or a showing from [...]
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I picked up Magill yesterday for my train journey home, pointedly doing so because I felt it was time to read some discussion of the Reform Treaty and begin to get a grasp of what its proponents and objectors would be discussing in the coming months. The title emblazened across the front of Magill reads [...]
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