Showing posts with label UK sovereignty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UK sovereignty. Show all posts

Monday, February 08, 2010

Anjem Choudary: Sovereignty Belongs to None But Allah

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Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Le traité de Lisbonne entre en vigueur

Une brève cérémonie, organisé par le gouvernement portugais, la présidence suédoise de l'UE et la Commission européenne, devrait se dérouler mardi soir dans la capitale portugaise pour célébrer l'entrée en vigueur du traité de Lisbonne. Photo crédits : Le Monde

LE MONDE: Le traité de Lisbonne est entré en vigueur mardi 1er décembre. Ce texte, censé améliorer la fonctionnement de l'UE et sa visibilité dans le monde, va lui donner "les outils nécessaires pour relever les défis futurs et répondre aux demandes des citoyens", affirme le président de la Commission européenne, José Manuel Barroso, dans un communiqué. Une brève cérémonie, organisée par le gouvernement portugais, la présidence suédoise de l'UE et la Commission européenne, devrait se dérouler mardi soir dans la capitale portugaise pour célébrer l'entrée en vigueur du traité de Lisbonne. >>> LeMonde.fr avec AFP | Mardi 01 Décembre 2009

At Midnight Last Night, the United Kingdom Ceased to Be a Sovereign State

THE TELEGRAPH: We woke up in a different country today. Alright, it doesn’t look very different. The trees still seem black against the winter sun; the motorways continue to jam inexplicably; commuters carry on avoiding eye contact. But Britain is no longer a sovereign nation. At midnight last night, we ceased to be an independent state, bound by international treaties to other independent states, and became instead a subordinate unit within a European state. >>> Daniel Hannan | Tuesday, November 01, 2009

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

When It Comes to Europe, David Cameron Is Howling in the Night

THE TELEGRAPH: The other 26 EU countries are not about to exhume the corpse of national sovereignty, says Simon Heffer.

Politicians find it hard to be honest with the public because the truth always hurts, and disaffects, a large portion of the electorate. The fraudulent debate being conducted about our economy, and how to revive it, is the result of this; and so, too, is the problem the Conservative Party has about Europe. That problem is back, mutating into a civil war, and it is going to get much worse.

It is curious that David Miliband should find it preferable to be the leader of the opposition of a glorified county council than to be the leading proconsul of an imperial power: he seems not to have accurately appraised the full reach of the superstate created by the Treaty of Lisbon. David Cameron, by contrast, seems to have worked that out, which is why he was so fervently opposed to the treaty's being enacted.

I do not doubt his sincere dislike of the treaty. Lisbon countermands any idea of a British democracy. That our Prime Minister should have signed it was a constitutional outrage. But Mr Cameron's inevitable decision to abandon his "cast iron" promise to have a referendum was handled extremely foolishly. He should have done it sooner rather than appear to have strung people along. I do not know whether he is obtuse or simply dishonest. I do not know at which point he realised that there would not continue to be a separate entity called the Treaty of Lisbon from which, by repealing an Act of Parliament, he could have Britain resile at any time. I do not know when he worked out that it was going to be consolidated into the governing treaty of the European Union. I do not know whether he has realised that the only referendum it is feasible for him to call, should he have the power to do so, is one that asks the public whether they wish Britain to stay in the EU, or to get out.

I do not like to impugn anyone's motives – even when he is Leader of the Opposition – but the mess Mr Cameron made last week in this desperate attempt to distract attention from his humiliating
U-turn does raise further questions. In setting out his new policy towards Europe, he seemed to show a continued unrealism about the institution with which he is dealing. >>> Simon Heffer | Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Friday, July 18, 2008

Brown Betrays the People; Lisbon Treaty Ratified without the Promised Referendum

DAILY EXPRESS: GORDON Brown was last night accused of betraying Britain with a “grubby”surrender to Brussels.

Under a cloak of secrecy, the Government finally ratified the Lisbon Treaty earlier this week and committed the country to a new deluge of European meddling.

In a sign of the Prime Minister’s personal embarrassment over the betrayal, the historic step was only made public yesterday – 24 hours after the covert ceremony had taken place.

The instrument of ratification was signed by the Queen, who had no choice. Because Mr Brown had signed the treaty, she was constitutionally forced to follow suit.

The document was then flown in a diplomatic bag to Rome and delivered to the Italian Foreign Ministry at noon on Wednesday.

Mr Brown was last night facing widespread revolt and even the threat of further legal action after forcing the treaty into law without the promised referendum. Sold Out to Europe: Brown Makes Queen Sign Away Our Sovereignty >>> By Macer Hall, Political Editor | July 18, 2008

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