tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15037609.post8198559600280639555..comments2023-10-01T16:53:17.274+01:00Comments on Cicero's Songs: Europe creates a crisis for the ConservativesCicerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090838836212624633noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15037609.post-59462265044629420862009-10-04T15:27:53.451+01:002009-10-04T15:27:53.451+01:00You're right, it's intolerable. This will ...You're right, it's intolerable. This will push some people to declare UDI.constant ginahttp://www.vacationrentalsad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15037609.post-55605734385220169552009-10-03T15:37:52.202+01:002009-10-03T15:37:52.202+01:00My personal view is that the political pendulum in...My personal view is that the political pendulum in the UK is currently at just about the most Europhobic point and I think that it is beginning swing back. The key issue is that although the EU has a vast number of faults it is also the only way we have to retain any kind of credible influence in a world increasingly dominiated by the big three: US, China and India.<br /><br />I think the Lib Dems pro-EU stance has been a significant burden, but as it becomes clear that the costs of withdrawal are so huge that we might as well make the best of it as a member then at least they will benefit from an abscence of a negative.<br /><br />However I think that the Lib Dems are going to have to change substantially if they are going to have a real impact on government- as I will make clear in a later posting.Cicerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02090838836212624633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15037609.post-57999499309446637292009-10-03T15:05:27.823+01:002009-10-03T15:05:27.823+01:00How do you think the Irish vote will affect the Li...How do you think the Irish vote will affect the Lib Dems chances? Presumably anything that is bad for the Tories is good for the Lib Dems but do you think they will be seen as ahead of the curve on something that was inevitable and will benefit when the reforms are seen to be much less scary than the Tories have said they will be, or will euroscepticism rise even further?Eben Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618960426450640137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15037609.post-53409837508154283162009-10-03T13:07:00.740+01:002009-10-03T13:07:00.740+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.neil craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157898238945726349noreply@blogger.com