Lisbon lesson for new EU member states

MAYBE Cllr Tim Attwood (Letters, June 24) didn’t actually see the Lisbon Treaty ballot paper.

Mon, 07 Jul, 2008 - 01:00

It didn’t ask if people supported the EU or if they were grateful for the grants provided by it.

Nor did it provide an account sheet to indicate how much we received in grants or how much other countries gained from having free access to our seas for fishing.

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