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Sir Fred Catherwood who was an MEP15 years writes to the Telegraph

Sir - Of course the proposed European Constitution contains much that we dislike, as do our own British laws. But it is what we and our partners agreed before the arrival of a dozen new states, each with a vote and a veto at the council table. Diplomacy does not allow the real reason why existing governments back a constitution that embodies all those hard-won agreements and prevents the dozen arrivals from using their new power to reopen whatever agreement does not suit them.

If the constitution is not supported, the founding states of the EU will form a tight alliance to protest their interests. As a young chief executive, I remember how tough it was for Britain to be left outside that powerful group of trading nations. Today’s generation deserves better.

Sir Fred Catherwood, Cambridge

You can see that this was written by a politician, but what on earth is he saying, apart from the gaff, if that’s what it was, in the first paragraph (We can do something about our laws by getting rid of the government)

The constitution was agreed at the convention before the new entrants were allowed to take part in the debate, so the new entrants did not have a chance to decide their futures. This then was obviously a stitch up! But International relations will not allow him to reveal the need for the stitch up.

If the Constitution fails the founding states will form a tight alliance to protest (or protect) their interests. Today’s generation deserves better, better than what, better than having to accept a stitch up, or better than being left outside.