If Lisbon II is to be carried the yes side must start playing as a team

There is another bastion that needs to come under scrutiny – the Supreme Court This most august, overriding authority is unelected and unaccountable. Its judges are probably our most learned lawyers. However, they have handed down judgments in relation to referenda that almost render the process unmanageable

TODAY the European Council should seal the deal on the text we will be asked to vote on again in the Lisbon Treaty referendum.

Last December, EU leaders agreed an outline deal with the government whereby the referendum would be rerun. French president Nicolas Sarkozy brokered clarifications for Ireland which are in the form of legally binding guarantees, without involving re-ratification of the treaty in the other 26 member states.