Showing posts with label I want a referendum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label I want a referendum. Show all posts

Monday, 3 March 2008

Two question referendum

It seems that I Want A Referendum were miles ahead of me on this one: they have already done a survey among Lib Dem voters:

"70% of Liberal Democrat voters would like the party to support a two question referendum - on both the Lisbon Treaty and Britain’s membership of the EU. Only 25% supported a referendum simply on whether Britain should be in or out of the EU"

... and further ...

"In a MORI poll released today by the Liberal Democrats, just over half (54%) of voters support a referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU. But the ICM poll of Liberal Democrats shows that over two thirds (67%) support a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty".

So ... the overall message is clear!

Sunday, 2 March 2008

"Polls say 88% want EU referendum"

Hats off to I want a referendum for this storming result!*

To those 'weasel-like'** Lib Dems who say we should just have a straight 'In-or-out' referendum, applying Umbongo's impeccable logic, why not cut out the crap and have a three way referendum;
1. Ratify Lisbon Treaty and move to full integration into EU,
2. Not ratify Lisbon, leave things as they are, or
3. Leave the EU?

Obviously, people would be able to give a first and second preference, and if no option got a majority of first votes in the first count, then the option with least first votes would drop out and the second votes that attached to those would be re-allocated accordingly.

* Not just the outcome, which was expected, but getting the BBC to cover it.
** TM Nigel Farage MEP