In
his much delayed speech, Cameron should commit the UK to an in/out referendum
to be held on the same day as the next general election. This gives him almost two-and-a-half years to
renegotiate our relationship with Europe which should be ample for the purpose.
Since all three parties made promises on a referendum on the EU Constitution
which they broke in spirit if not the letter, any date proposed for after the
election will not be believed.
Such
a bold course is a win-win for the Tories. Should
the commitment to a referendum fail to win parliamentary approval because of
Labour and Lib-Dem opposition, Cameron can point to exactly who is preventing
the people’s will from being exercised; if it does pass, the electorate will be
delighted and he will earn much credit.
Cameron
has nothing to fear from the poll itself.
If the people vote No then they will be saying they want our sovereignty
and democracy back. What politician
could oppose that?
John
Strafford
Campaign
for Conservative Democracy
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