Detail While Rome Burns; The EU Referendum Vote   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 401 no. 8757 (Oct. 2011), page 57. Topik: EU Membership; Voting; Referendums Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.68 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel David Cameron was never going to lose the House of Commons vote on October 24th on whether Britain should hold a referendum on its membership of the European Union (EU). The Labour Party, which shared his opposition to the idea, ensured that he wouldn't. The motion, put forward by one of the many Eurosceptic MPs in the prime minister's Conservative Party, would not have been binding for the government in any case. In and of itself, then, the vote was not very important. But it did reveal several things that are. First, it exposed the scale of Euroscepticism in the Tory party: 81 of its MPs defied both Mr Cameron's pleas and a three-line whip to support the motion.It envisaged a plebiscite with three options on the ballot: remaining in the EU, outright withdrawal, and renegotiation of the terms of British membership. This was the biggest ever Tory rebellion over Europe, no mean feat. In a free vote, still more MPs would have voted for a referendum. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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