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re: Norway, Switzerland, Iceland ... the United Kingdom???
Posted on 1/21/13 at 11:28 pm to Doc Fenton
Posted on 1/21/13 at 11:28 pm to Doc Fenton
Isn't he talking about a referendum in 5 years or something pretty far off?
Truth be told, I don't think the speech will move EU policy towards the way Cameron wants it and I can see the UK going its on way eventually.
Truth be told, I don't think the speech will move EU policy towards the way Cameron wants it and I can see the UK going its on way eventually.
This post was edited on 1/21/13 at 11:33 pm
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Posted on 1/22/13 at 4:01 am to blowmeauburn
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Isn't he talking about a referendum in 5 years or something pretty far off?
Maybe, but I haven't heard about it.
The prospective speech got postponed and is yet to occur. I'll probably post an update when it does.
Posted on 1/22/13 at 5:06 am to blowmeauburn
There's news everywhere that the postponed speech will be given on Wednesday in London, but so far nobody seems to know when or where with any more specificity than that.
Some are saying that he will attempt to renegotiate the UK's deal with the EU, which some have made fun of, but not me. As I implied with the subject title of this thread, that's exactly what Norway, Switzerland, & Iceland have done.
Even taking the other two EU countries that have their own currencies, Sweden or Denmark, and it's an open question whether or not they would be better off doing bilateral trade negotiations rather than staying within the larger EU regulatory-policy-making framework.
Some are saying that he will attempt to renegotiate the UK's deal with the EU, which some have made fun of, but not me. As I implied with the subject title of this thread, that's exactly what Norway, Switzerland, & Iceland have done.
Even taking the other two EU countries that have their own currencies, Sweden or Denmark, and it's an open question whether or not they would be better off doing bilateral trade negotiations rather than staying within the larger EU regulatory-policy-making framework.
Posted on 1/23/13 at 4:33 am to blowmeauburn
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Isn't he talking about a referendum in 5 years or something pretty far off?
Yes. This is exactly what he said. "It is time for the British people to have their say." There will be negotiations under the new conservative government (if one is elected) for a new single market relationship in 2015 under a proposed negotiation mandate, and then he promises the people a simple 'in' or 'out' referendum in 2017.
Short video clip courtesy of the London Telegraph: LINK.
Bloomberg article: " Cameron Promises Referendum by 2017 on U.K. Leaving EU."
I can't say that I've been a big fan of the U.K. or the Conservative Party, but I've got to hand it to Cameron, he's been winning my respect over the last couple of years, and he's a lot better than I thought he'd be.
I believe this is a good decision by him.
This post was edited on 1/23/13 at 4:36 am
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