An attempt to isolate and bully the people of Ireland.
See also recent Government debates in both houses following petitition part.
Last Friday the people of Ireland voted to reject the Lisbon Treaty.
But politicians across Europe are refusing to accept the result. They arrogantly insist that the Treaty must go ahead anyway. Despite the no vote, the UK Government is planning to carry on regardless, and ratify the Treaty in the House of Lords on Wednesday.
This is part of an attempt to isolate and bully the people of Ireland.
Please take 30 seconds to send a message to Gordon Brown by signing the petition on the Downing Street website.
Tell Gordon to respect the verdict of the Irish people - and drop the Treaty.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Abandon-Lisbon/
Many thanks
How politicians are refusing to listen to the no vote
French Europe Minister Jean-Pierre Jouyet says: “I don’t think you can say the treaty of Lisbon is dead even if the ratification process will be delayed.”
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says: “We are sticking with our goal for it to come into force. The ratification process must continue.”
Spanish Europe Minister Lopez Garrido says: “The treaty will be applied, albeit a few months late.”
European Commission President Jose Barroso says: “The Treaty is not dead. The Treaty is alive, and we will try to work to find a solution.”
British Foreign Minister David Miliband says: “18 countries have now passed the reform treaty…each country must see the ratification process to a conclusion… there needs to be a British view as well as an Irish view.”
Don’t let the politicians get away with it.
Sign the petition now and send it to your friends.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Abandon-Lisbon/
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lisbon treaty : 1 Commons debate
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Oral Answers to Questions - Defence: Lisbon Treaty (16 Jun 2008)
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2008-06-16a.704.0&s=Lisbon+Treaty#g720.6
Shailesh Vara: …does the Foreign Secretary think about the fact that
Britain and its European allies are actively preaching the importance of
the rule of law to various parts of the world, yet when it comes to the
*Lisbon treaty*, Britain and those same European allies are actively
conspiring to circumvent the rule of law?
lisbon treaty : 1 Written Answer
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Written Answers - Defence: Common Security and Defence Policy (16 Jun 2008)
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2008-06-16a.210800.h&s=Lisbon+Treaty#g210800.r0
Des Browne: I welcome the *Lisbon Treaty* since it reflects UK
objectives of ensuring the development of a flexible, robust and NATO
friendly European Security and Defence Policy. This includes keeping the
key principle of unanimity for ESDP decision making. The *Lisbon Treaty*
clearly states that the provisions “do not prejudice the specific
character of the security and defence policy of the member states”.
lisbon treaty : 2 Lords debates
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Business (16 Jun 2008)
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2008-06-16a.802.4&s=Lisbon+Treaty#g802.5
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon: …. Immediately after this, my noble
friend Lord Hunt of Kings Heath will repeat a Statement on the funding
and expenditure of political parties. This will be followed by a
Statement on the *Lisbon treaty* repeated by my noble friend Lady Ashton
of Upholland.
EU: Lisbon Treaty (16 Jun 2008)
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2008-06-16a.853.0&s=Lisbon+Treaty#g864.1
Lord Lawson of Blaby: …against the clearly expressed wishes of all the
major political parties in Ireland. It was very similar in France. I was
in France a few years ago for the referendum on what was virtually the
same *treaty*. Again, the French people voted “no”. They, again, showed
that they do not trust their leaders on this issue. There is a serious
failure of trust. One way to begin to redeem that-and…
I had hoped that the back of Tony Blair would be the end of our dictatorial government, but you are following in his footsteps. He stood down because he knew he would be annihilated in a general election. He lied all through his Downing Street tenure. Don’t make the same mistake! give us the referendum we were promised. You know, because your own committee told you so, The Lisbon Treaty is no different to the constitution. The Electorate are not stupid. So be brave and honest and give us a say in our future. We do not want to become the wests version of the USSR, we I remind you we helped to disband.