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"Mr President, if ever I doubted the validity of my Euroscepticism, today I discovered that 45 turgid minutes of Eurofanaticism from the Prime Minister of Belgium was the perfect antidote. The speech demonstrated that the political elites’ claim to be listening to the people of Europe is as phoney as the latest suggestion of a cosmetic stunt of dropping the title ‘Constitution’.
France and Holland emphatically rejected the Constitution, so we slapped a gagging order on the countries which it was feared might also say ‘No’. Though it was called a period of reflection, its effect was to stop votes in sceptical countries. However, where ratification was assured, it was pushed through, and every time there was such a meaningless exercise, Europhiles were on hand to jump up and make the crass assertion ‘You see! The Constitution is not dead!’. It is easy to win the game when you lock up the opposition in the changing room.
The last eurobarometer poll showed the European project has never been less loved. With citizens seeking less Europe, this House and our guest today arrogantly demand more Europe, more EU competences, more majority voting, more centralisation, more and more and more! Why do you not listen? Stop digging! Heed the clamour for more state rights, not centralisation; more local control, not ‘Brusselisation’. Face up to it: the goal of ever-closer, stultifying political union is simply unobtainable!"@en1
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