On 11th March, Natascha Engel addressed the Dronfield Labour Party Discussion Group on the topic "Why We Need A Referendum On Europe". After two months, the matter has now moved to the top of Labour's Agenda. Ed Ball has indicated that Labour might adopt such an approach sometime in the future and now Ed Miliband has placed Jon Cruddas in charge of Labour's policy development. Jon is a known supporter of the call for a referendum. Along with Natascha Engel, he voted for the proposal after debate in the Commons recently - although it lost out in the short run. See this article on the matter in the Daily Telegraph.
THIS COMMENT IS FROM JON WILLIAMS
ReplyDeleteIf the answer is yes the next question is why??
Perhaps this political move is to embarrass David Carmon's Tories...which is strange when our European neighbours are struggling against financial markets gambling away working class jobs and future security.
Let's hope Ed Miliband will show some solidarity to our near neighbours during this difficult time.
JON WILLIAMS