Poll shows 2nd Lisbon would be rejected by larger margin
Sunday, 27 July 2008
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Ireland would reject the Lisbon Treaty by an even larger margin if faced with a second referendum.
That is the main finding of a new poll.
The Red C survey shows that 17% of those who voted for the treaty would change their vote in a second poll.
The survey also found that over 70% are against another referendum, with just under a quarter in favour.
The poll was commissioned by independent think-tank "Open Europe".
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I have been reticent in commenting on the Irish people's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty on the grounds that it is purely an 'Irish decision' and I am a foreigner. My country, France rejected this legislation when it was still called the 'EU Constitution', a decision I fully support. Doing a bit of geneology, I have unearthed an 'Italian' grandmother who was inexplicaly born in Cork. This happy discovery, I feel, qualifies me to intervene in this (southern) Irish debate. The Irish people's NO, is a proxy vote for the millions of Europeans who have been excluded from the political process. The deafness shown by the political class is unpardonable in a democracy. What is clear is that the europe proposed by is a coup d'etat ushering in an era of 'post-democracy' for us all. I would like to congratulate Sinn Fein, and the DUP for being the only potitical parties in Europe for supporting democracy and a NO vote.
Posted by Paul Henri Cadier | 30.07.08, 15:03 GMT
Interesting that the Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin has attacked the survey, saying: "Ireland's future in Europe is a matter for decision by Irish people." Well Minister, the reason why a body outside your own country has done the polling is because you are too scared to listen to your own people and your own government appears not to want the decision to be made by the Irish people. Why didn't you do this polling? You do not want to hear the facts, and instead work with your "European partners" on making sure that the "right" result can now be achieved by one means or another. The people have spoken but you think they have spoken the wrong words which now have to be got round until they speak to you with the right words.
Posted by Damian Hockney | 27.07.08, 19:09 GMT
Rightly so, I would be one of them, I would believe in the treaty when every citizen in Europe vote for it , then it will be truly democratic, the ministers argue that we are not capable of knowing what is best for us, I would like to remind them it is us the ones that pay their fat wages and they have to do as the majority wants, if the rest of the Europeans vote we all know what the result will be don't we?
Posted by Sandra | 27.07.08, 16:56 GMT