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Stephen Tall

The surprising truth about that Lib Dem in/out EU referendum leaflet*

By Stephen Tall | Thu 17th January 2013 - 1:25 pm

Clegg-referendum-leaflet-lisbon-2008On Monday morning, Nick Clegg was given a hard time on BBC Radio 4′s Today Programme by interviewer Justin Webb, who accused him of changing his position on an EU referendum on the basis of this pictured leaflet (click to enlarge**).

Nick brushed it to one side, correctly pointing out that the party has stuck to its 2010 manifesto pledge (my emphasis):

The European Union has evolved significantly since the last public vote on membership over thirty years ago. Liberal Democrats therefore remain committed to an in/out referendum the next

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Stephen Tall

Your essential weekend reader — 12 must-read articles you may have missed

By Stephen Tall | Sat 8th December 2012 - 5:39 pm

It’s Saturday evening, so here are twelve thought-provoking articles to stimulate your thinking juices…

Britain and Europe: Making the break – The Economist‘s verdict on many Europhobes’ éjaculation nocturne: ‘The most likely outcome would be that Britain would find itself as a scratchy outsider with somewhat limited access to the single market, almost no influence and few friends. And one certainty: that having once departed, it would be all but impossible to get back in again.’

Boris shows that Eurosceptics are in a mess – …

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  • User AvatarMartin Lowe 18th May - 5:28pm
    @Nuclear Cockroach: I did laugh at your story, and I'd love to believe it - but the concept of strangers talking on the London Underground...
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    That website has been called "UKIP@Home" for over 5 years...long before the current convulsions in the Tory party caused even the saner ones to go...
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    Well said Roger. A great statement of a Liberal approach to this difficult issue.
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    Having read Nick's full article on Conservative Home, and the comments, I cannot but notice the gaping difference between how the LDV and Con Home...
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    I agreed with Alex Salmond too - and that has to be a first.