More muddle from Hague

In a Q&A in the Independent, linked here, the Shadow Eoreign Secretary concludes a reply on the EU as follows: "... we should be arguing for a more flexible Europe and not think we always have to go along with things not in the interests of our country." Hague must know that the EU Reform (Lisbon) Treaty once ratified will not permit any such thing. It achieves exactly the opposite of what Hague says above. In future we will have to go along with all kinds of things the direct opposite of what this country requires with us paying for them, the Gallileo project as pointed out by the Commons Transport Committee being a case in point from the past few days. The EU is now unashamedly abandoning democracy and any continued pretence that the former nation states have any serious powers. The contempt for the voters of France and Holland by the backdoor implementation of various of the provisions of the failed Constitutional Treaty must surely be indication enough of the future attitude of the EU once the very similar Lisbon Treaty has actually been ratified. Hague knows, or should, that the binding mandate given the IGC was not allowed for under the Treaties but continues to refuse to attack the Treaty on that basis, let alone the fact that the two British negotiators left office immediately afterwards, the main culprit and only individual with all the facts left parliament itself within days. At this stage opposition should be concentrating on the means in which the negotiations were undertaken with an aim to prevent the PM signing the document on 13th December. The 1688/89 Reform Treaty provides ample ammunition! It appears another Tory sell out on the EU is under way, this time it will be almost completely irreversible by non-confrontational means. Statements such as that quoted above from the effective Deputy Leader of the main opposition party are nothing less than outrageous! Read my posting of yesterday for one suggestion for more robust opposition in the event Brown has the courage to sign the Treaty..