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Apparently the EU Commission has denied reports that it is putting off announcing anything that could cause controversy ahead of Ireland’s referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.

Strange then that the same article has a link to the document that was initially leaked in which it is quite clear that there is a concerted effort to maintain a low profile and not announce anything controversial until after the Irish Referendum.

This is the way the EU works and always has when there is any danger of it the EU being a deciding factor when the voters have an opportunity to vote, in an important decision for the, the EU will do its utmost to prevent that happening.

This I discovered this morning when browsing some old EU Parliament releases.

When I came across this snippet;

At an exchange of views on 19 December with the Committee on Institutional Affairs (chairman: Mr Iñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO - EPP, E) on the outcome of the Dublin European Council, Mr Klaus HÄNSCH, President of the European Parliament, insisted that the IGC would only examine the questions of reform of the institutions and flexibility after the UK general election. This was to ensure that these subjects did not become a central part of the election campaign in Britain.News report : 19-12-96

Recently there have been a few articles emanating from Conservative circles with regard to the

Parliamentary sovereignty means that law is made, and if necessary unmade, by elected Members, who are democratically accountable to the people.

balance of power between Parliament and the judges. This trickle of comment from conservatives is in all probability in order to prepare the ground for the introduction of a new Bill of Rights which is the conclusion reached in the latest episode presented by Nick Herbert MP Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, writing on ConservativeHome

Mr Herbert says the independence of the judiciary is an absolute prerequisite for the rule of law but the independence of the judiciary is under threat from Government attempts to fetter judges and judges are also being drawn into political decisions.

It is quite simply staggering that a leading member of the Conservative party could write over 1800 words about our constitutional settlement, the balance of power between parliament and the judiciary and yet fail to mention the EU. Especially when this omission totally undermines the whole premise of Mr Herbert’s argument.
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