May 28, 2005
STEAL HIS FACE:
Britain ready to kill EU referendum (Andrew Porter and Peter Conradi, 5/29/05, Sunday Times of London)
BRITAIN is ready to drop its plans to hold a referendum on the European Union constitution next year if there is a no vote in France today, according to Foreign Office sources. [...]President Jacques Chirac, who will broadcast on television after the polls close tonight, is set to urge other countries to continue with the ratification process.
Government sources said that was likely to cut little ice in Britain. “Chirac will attempt to shift the blame for the defeat and urge the other countries to go on and ratify because he does not want to carry the can for the constitution falling down,” a source said.
“The feeling now is that we do not really want to try to struggle on just to save his face.”
Mr. Blair has to enjoy this one. Posted by Orrin Judd at May 28, 2005 9:14 PM
. . . as am I !!!
Posted by: obc at May 28, 2005 10:39 PMMe too !!!!
Posted by: erp at May 29, 2005 6:38 AMChirac will attempt to shift the blame for the defeat and urge the other countries to go on and ratify because he does not want to carry the can for the constitution falling down.
"carry tha can" -- what a delightful turn of phrase!
Posted by: Mike Morley at May 29, 2005 7:48 AM"carry the can"
Sorry, must've accidentally engaged the Snoop Doggy Dog Shizzolator when I was typing.
Posted by: Mike Morley at May 29, 2005 7:53 AMTony Blair? Surely Chirac knows it was all the fault of George Bush and the Zionists.
Posted by: Peter B at May 29, 2005 9:12 AMAnyone hear/read how the referendum is going? Exit polls etc?
Posted by: Genecis at May 29, 2005 12:17 PM