Hands up those who knew that José Sócrates, the Portuguese prime minister, had – like Gordon Brown – promised a referendum on the new treaty during his general election campaign. We have to admit that we didn't know. But the fact is, it doesn't matter because, despite that promise, Mr Sócrates isn't going to have a referendum anyway.
Posted on EU Referendum.
Thursday 10 January 2008
The stitch-up continues