Proceeding contribution from Lord Vinson (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 18 June 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on European Union (Amendment) Bill.
European Union (Amendment) Bill
My Lords, would the noble Lord care to explain how the treaty makes us more democratic? Surely the Irish vote indicated that, though you can give away a certain amount of sovereignty to the United Nations and others, to give away so much that every nook and cranny of the country’s life is controlled by some form of EU regulation that you cannot put right is not democracy. Surely that denial of democracy that the treaty brings is the root cause of why people are so anxious to have a referendum to express their views.
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- 702 c1049
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- 2007-08
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- Common fisheries policy Children's rights Citizenship Education Information European Union European Parliament European communities EU common foreign and security policy EU institutions Police Poverty Pensions Press Members Referendums Sovereignty Republic of Ireland Treaties European Commission Common agricultural policy EU defence policy Qualified majority voting Treaty of Lisbon World economy
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- European Union (Amendment) Bill 2007-08
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