Comments on: Let Battle Be Joined http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/the-european-union/let-battle-be-joined/ European Opinion Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:36:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Edward http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/the-european-union/let-battle-be-joined/#comment-8721 Edward Sun, 05 Jun 2005 22:09:59 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=1468#comment-8721 I think the Dutch and French votes are quite different. There is probably a lot less 'anti-liberalism'in the Dutch vote. There is after all no 'one' european social model - what people want in Scandinavia, and what people want in France are in many ways quite different. The voters who have really strung themselves up on their own petard are many of the French 'no' voters (some of the no voters would undoubtedly agree with Blair: although remember Blair was going to recommend the constitution). Actually the most intelligent thing that Jos? Bose, Laurent Fabius etc could do would be to go talk to Chirac and ask for another vote, but I doubt they're subtle enough for that. I think the Dutch and French votes are quite different. There is probably a lot less ‘anti-liberalism’in the Dutch vote. There is after all no ‘one’ european social model - what people want in Scandinavia, and what people want in France are in many ways quite different. The voters who have really strung themselves up on their own petard are many of the French ‘no’ voters (some of the no voters would undoubtedly agree with Blair: although remember Blair was going to recommend the constitution).

Actually the most intelligent thing that Jos? Bose, Laurent Fabius etc could do would be to go talk to Chirac and ask for another vote, but I doubt they’re subtle enough for that.

]]> By: DaveVH http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/the-european-union/let-battle-be-joined/#comment-8720 DaveVH Sun, 05 Jun 2005 21:00:01 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=1468#comment-8720 But if London wins the ratification dispute, where does this leave the French and Dutch electorates? They voted against "London"'s view of the liberal free market, so can liberal free markets simply be imposed on them regardless? Regards, But if London wins the ratification dispute, where does this leave the French and Dutch electorates? They voted against “London”’s view of the liberal free market, so can liberal free markets simply be imposed on them regardless?

Regards,

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