Comments on: Cameron’s referendum travails make him look an idiot http://www.jonworth.eu/camerons-referendum-travails-make-him-look-an-idiot/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:12:51 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: french derek http://www.jonworth.eu/camerons-referendum-travails-make-him-look-an-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-125108 french derek Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:51:56 +0000 http://www.jonworth.eu/?p=2804#comment-125108 Cameron should disregard the europhobic wing of his party and research Mra Thatcher's role in the EU. First, despite the headlines, she did not "handbag" the other state leaders into submission - she argued her case (assertively) and what she won was won by persuasion, by convincing people of her case. Second, whilst she represented the UK's interests in the EU, she was always considerate of the wider needs of the whole EU. As a result of her endeavours the EU was a much i;proved institution by the time she left office. Cameron should disregard the europhobic wing of his party and research Mra Thatcher’s role in the EU. First, despite the headlines, she did not “handbag” the other state leaders into submission – she argued her case (assertively) and what she won was won by persuasion, by convincing people of her case. Second, whilst she represented the UK’s interests in the EU, she was always considerate of the wider needs of the whole EU. As a result of her endeavours the EU was a much i;proved institution by the time she left office.

]]> By: Chris http://www.jonworth.eu/camerons-referendum-travails-make-him-look-an-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-125097 Chris Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:31:03 +0000 http://www.jonworth.eu/?p=2804#comment-125097 Paul Lettan has put it brilliantly. By chickening out of facing down the Europhobes, Cameron is looking more and more likely to turn an easy win into a hung parliament. Paul Lettan has put it brilliantly. By chickening out of facing down the Europhobes, Cameron is looking more and more likely to turn an easy win into a hung parliament.

]]> By: Paul Lettan http://www.jonworth.eu/camerons-referendum-travails-make-him-look-an-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-125091 Paul Lettan Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:31:41 +0000 http://www.jonworth.eu/?p=2804#comment-125091 For one, he's not done a Kinnock and taken on his militant right wingers. Europe is always going to be neuralgic for the Tories until someone does a Kinnock and kicks the UKIP and BNP fifth columnists out of a once great centrist party. Two, nor has he had his Clause 4 moment. Maybe now's the time? If the Hannans, Redwoods, Tebbits, Cashes and Leggs keep on like this, Cameron will be lucky to scrape a Minority government by next June. The Norfolk Tories' treatment of Liz Truss shows that the living dead backwoodsmen have started to crawl out of their crypts. For one, he’s not done a Kinnock and taken on his militant right wingers. Europe is always going to be neuralgic for the Tories until someone does a Kinnock and kicks the UKIP and BNP fifth columnists out of a once great centrist party.

Two, nor has he had his Clause 4 moment. Maybe now’s the time? If the Hannans, Redwoods, Tebbits, Cashes and Leggs keep on like this, Cameron will be lucky to scrape a Minority government by next June. The Norfolk Tories’ treatment of Liz Truss shows that the living dead backwoodsmen have started to crawl out of their crypts.

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