"The politics of the Bully Boy"!
03 December 2008
Speaking in the lead debate in the European Parliament on next week's Heads of Government Summit, Traditional Unionist MEP, Jim Allister chided EU leaders for their obsession with forcing a re-think out of Irish voters on the Lisbon Treaty. A staunch opponent of the Treaty, Mr Allister expressed opposition to the bullying tactics of European leaders and observed that if there had been a 'Yes' vote, there would be no question of a re-run. It had something of the politics of the SS about it.
In the course of his remarks the Ulster Euro MP said:-
"Whereas the total focus of this Summit should be on the economic crisis afflicting us all, sadly, much time will be devoted to how to subjugate the democratically expressed will of the Irish electorate. The disrespect for the lawfully expressed opinion of a small country on the Lisbon Treaty is palpable. Such a juggernaut, Mugabe approach would not dare be tried with a large country, but the voters of the Republic of Ireland are fair game to be pushed around by the European elite, to whom their precious Lisbon project is more important than the democracy of a nation state.
It is such arrogance, such intent on browbeating those who thwart their design which has brought the EU to such disconnection from its people. This whole unseemly saga has more of the politics of the bully boy about it, than democracy!"
Note: You can listen to the speech here
