I watched Micheal Martin last night on Vincent (TV3). At the time I was figuring out my own plans for Saturday (when the Lisbon count will take place). I love being at count centres in any election there is a great buzz and it’s a bit like All Ireland day for the politically inclined.
Funny enough [...]
Good morning everyone and a special hello to anyone visting from the train station canvass this morning. I have collated a variety of Lisbon information over the previous few posts, some of it my own materials, others sourced from a variety of places but all explaining why it is my view that a Yes vote [...]
Why should we vote YES to the Lisbon Treaty?
1. Ratification ensures that each country keeps its commissioner. Under the previous Nice Treaty, each country would lose a commissioner to a proposed rotational system to be introduced in 2014. The Lisbon Treaty reverses this decision and provides that any changes to the number of commissioners beyond [...]
Here is what I had to say last time round. Most of this has actually been improved and copper fastened in the meantime.
My Newsletter from last June
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Why Yes for the Economy?
In what ways does Ireland Need Europe?
1. Ireland needs Europe for Investment and Jobs
- Foreign investment sustains hundreds of thousands of Irish jobs.
- Ireland’s attractiveness as a destination for foreign investment stems directly from our positive approach to EU membership.
- The people who invest in Ireland, and who we need for job creation, all say [...]
1. It’s a new proposal. Europe has listened to the Irish people, giving new guarantees on all of the main issues from last year. The Treaty is subject to these new guarantees. In over 50 years, the EU has fully honoured all such guarantees.
2. Only a Yes Vote will bring about a [...]
Is it true that nothing has changed since the last Referendum?
- No, a lot has changed. Following the deal agreed between Ireland and the other EU members, a Yes vote is the only way to guarantee that we keep our Commissioner – our voice at the top table of the EU.
- Regarding other issues raised [...]
Many people voted no last time from uncertainty and misinformation. Here are some of the common No reasons refuted.
Lisbon will NOT pave the way to Abortion: Ireland has secured a legal guarantee that it will retain control over sensitive social issues, including those related to the protection of the right to life, the family and education.
Lisbon [...]
Thanks for all the feedback on my last post. And thanks to the guys at IrishElection for linking in. Glad you found it worth a read.
Next up is Lisbon and NAMA. I suport both though with slight qualifications in each case. I think NAMA is going to work and work reasonably well and I’ll say [...]
The grid across the Med and beyond
(Disclaimer – this post was written on holidays and I’ve revived it now – could be a case of too much sun in every sense)
Finally another pan-European story that caught my eye this week (great thing about being on hols, having the international editions of papers like the Guardian [...]