Letters
The French Non
29 May 2005
Dear Sir
Following the Gallic rebuff to European federalism, you call for a British referendum on the constitution. This would be a futile gesture for there is little to be gained in voting for a lifeless treaty. However, in order to reduce the EU’s implicit democratic deficit, another more meaningful referendum might be possible. The citizens of each EU state should be asked to decide what type of relationship they want with the organization. The choice should be between a European ‘inner core’, marked by economic centralization and extreme levels of political integration and an ‘outer core’ in which citizens can reverse treaties, reject the Euro and loosen ties with Brussels bureaucracy. For the sake of democratic accountability, we must be given the choice.
Yours sincerely
Jeremy Havardi
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