http://www.civitas.org.uk/wordpress/2011/01/31/the-price-of-freedom-now-denominated-in-euros/ Daily commentary from Civitas researchers Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:39:34 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.civitas.org.uk/wordpress/2011/01/31/the-price-of-freedom-now-denominated-in-euros/comment-page-1/#comment-4089 Monex Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:17:13 +0000 http://www.civitas.org.uk/wordpress/?p=3964#comment-4089 .The most notable feature of the Maastricht debate is that it takes place in ignorance. The referendum outcome showed that it certainly did..The Irish government learned from Denmark distributing only a leaflet on the treaty prior to its referendum. The Socialist Party ran a slogan Napoleon would have voted yes ..In Britain the Labour Party leadership is at one with the Tories that the people shouldnt be allowed to decide and its a similar story across the rest of Europe..Just what is it that has given the pleasant southern Dutch town of Maastricht such a bad name across Europe?.The official story is that economic convergence and a single currency will mean generalised prosperity after a brief period of initial pain. .The most notable feature of the Maastricht debate is that it takes place in ignorance. The referendum outcome showed that it certainly did..The Irish government learned from Denmark distributing only a leaflet on the treaty prior to its referendum. The Socialist Party ran a slogan Napoleon would have voted yes ..In Britain the Labour Party leadership is at one with the Tories that the people shouldnt be allowed to decide and its a similar story across the rest of Europe..Just what is it that has given the pleasant southern Dutch town of Maastricht such a bad name across Europe?.The official story is that economic convergence and a single currency will mean generalised prosperity after a brief period of initial pain.

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