No ‘win-win’ if treaty passes

IF there is a yes vote on Thursday, there will be cheerleaders on one side and a lot of worried people on the other.

Tue, 29 May, 2012 - 01:00
Tom O’Connor

A yes vote would be another step closer to the full treaty coming into force.

If this happens, it would not in any sense be a win-win situation. It is a clear case that there will be winners and losers.

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