Posted on 01/12/2005 7:52:26 PM PST by SunkenCiv
A new opinion poll to be published later on Monday (10 January) has shown that almost two-thirds of big business leaders in the UK are against the EU Constitution... Simon Wolfson, Chairman of Next plc - and opponent of the Constitution, said, according to a statement, "The EU already generates far too much harmful regulation. The Constitution would make things even worse, it is a licence to interfere in every aspect of our lives"... The fact that so many big business leaders are opposed to the Constitution is likely to make it even harder for UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to win a referendum on the issue, which is pencilled in for Spring 2006.
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Posted on 01/17/2005 11:02:38 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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UK 'yes' camp takes lead for first timeFor the first time more people in the UK are in favour of the proposed European Constitution than against it... The Populus poll for the Times showed 36 percent of people saying "yes" to the question "should the UK approve the treaty establishing a Constitution for the European Union". Only 29 percent replied "no"... [P]ollsters have said that the words "approve" and "treaty" are positive, pushing people towards a "yes" vote... A date for the referendum in the UK has not yet been set, but is expected in Spring next year.
by Richard Carter
2-9-2005
Oh, those pesky domestic newspapers! Why in the world would anyone listen to those? It's clear that EU policy will be dominated by France and Germany, neither of which would countenance such quagmires as Iraq, Iran, and Sudan, while pushing for immediate steps in Kosovo, North Korea, and the Ivory Coast.No vote on EU constitution would see Britain 'weak and isolated': FMSpurning the constitution, designed to streamline the administration of the expanded 25-member bloc, would see London slip into "a semi-detached position in Europe", unable to halt changes being made by other members... Ministers face a long and bruising battle ahead of the promised referendum, which will not be called until after a general election expected in May, and is most likely to take place in the spring of 2006. Opinion polls show many Britons are deeply suspicious of the planned changes, a mood fanned by the profoundly anti-EU tone of some domestic newspapers.
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Wed, Feb 09, 2005
I've heard that LandRover/MG has gone to bankruptcy, and their last hope -- a Chinese company -- bailed.
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http://www.euobserver.com/?aid=18876&print=1
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