Monday, September 19, 2011 – by Staff Report
David Cameron
Tory MPs demand referendum on Europe ... David Cameron (left) must call a referendum on Europe or face a rebellion from his own party and a backlash from voters, a leading back-bench Tory warns today. Mr Pritchard accuses Mr Cameron of failing to honour a 'guarantee' to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty ... Mark Pritchard, the secretary of the 1922 committee of Conservative MPs, is the most senior Tory yet to demand a vote on Britain's membership of the European Union following the eurozone crisis. – UK Telegraph
Dominant Social Theme: Britain is part of Europe now and it is necessary to reform from within rather than leaving like a sulky child.
Free-Market Analysis: The Telegraph, perhaps Britain's leading Euro-skeptic mainstream publication was brimming with reports critical of the staggering EU this weekend. Article after article slammed the EU or, even worse, brought warnings of political developments that might force Prime Minister David Cameron to hold a referendum on the EU – a process he guaranteed he would initiate once he won power and then never did.
The tide does seem to be swelling. The anger felt by the British people over supporting the useless EU with literally billions of pounds is aggravated by Britain's increasingly tenuous financial position. Cameron is yet resisting, but if the crisis over in Europe is not solved (and it has been dragging out for several years) it is certainly possible that the political ramifications could cripple Cameron's reign or even bring it down.
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