From the BBC:
David Davis has outlined his plans for referendums on returning powers he says have been lost to the European Union.
He suggested a referendum to demand full-scale return of power from Europe to Britain.
This would be followed by a second referendum after talks with the European Union, so voters could judge if he had delivered the goods.
He added that the “people of Europe all have different expectations of Europe and we can’t have a one-size-fits-all model anymore”.
Other proposals put forward by Mr Davis include a new British Bill of Rights with priority over European human rights laws.
The BBC report is careful not to allow Davis too much leeway and is peppered with warnings from Ken Clarke who was booted out of the contest in the very first round.
David Cameron, in the meantime, will ‘reduce’ the amount of legislation coming from Europe. Whoopee. I for one just cannot wait…
Two referendum? So the subject should be addressed by about 2015. Not exactly an immediate committment.
Bill of Rights sounds ok, even though we have survived without one for sometime. I’d be surprised if we require different rights to Italians, Germans or even French.
Again, this is the Tories talking to themselves - Up Yours Delours etc. The wider electorate can see that the European project is not about to engulf us anytime soon.
Comment by DE — November 2, 2005 @ 2:32 pm