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Getting NO Campaigners onto Boards.ie today - Joe Higgins confirmed

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  • 30-09-2009 11:03pm
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    Darragh
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    Hello

    It's been pointed out in some threads that I've not had any official campaigners from the NO side giving their view or answering questions.

    We have sent lots of emails but unfortunately with no replies, particularly to Cóir and other high profile parties.

    However, that doesn't mean I won't try some more.

    So, who would you like me to talk to on the No side, from what parties/organisations and what would you like me to ask them.

    Absolutely 100% no promises (I'm actually on a day off tomorrow) but in the interest of fairness, if I can, I will.

    Let me know.

    Thanks

    Darragh


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    squod
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    Workers party? Haven't heard much mention of them here.
    More particularly their views on how voting will change under the Lisbon treaty, it's effect on democracy etc.
    Many thanks.


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    prinz
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    Joe Higgins. Don't have a question, but he's usually entertaining to listen to. One of the best orators to grace Irish politics in a long time. Pity I don't agree with him very often :(

    Edit: As an elected MEP would he not favour the Parliament having more power? Or does that not figure in his views on Lisbon?


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    ei.sdraob
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    http://www.communistpartyofireland.ie/

    contact emails down bottom of page


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    Darragh
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    prinz wrote: »
    Joe Higgins. Don't have a question, but he's usually entertaining to listen to. One of the best orators to grace Irish politics in a long time. Pity I don't agree with him very often :(

    Email has been sent to Joe and the Socialist party :)


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    Euro_Kraut
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    I'm sure it will be possible to get ahold of someone willing to speak to camera in Sinn Fein.

    My question: Why have they opposed every European treaty since 1973?


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    Rb
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    Euro_Kraut wrote: »
    I'm sure it will be possible to get ahold of someone willing to speak to camera in Sinn Fein.

    My question: Why have they opposed every European treaty since 1973?
    Indeed, why are these people trying to stop EU progress at every hurdle while at the same time claiming to be "Pro-EU".


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    Red Sleeping Beauty
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    Vincent Browne.


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    hatrickpatrick
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    Richard Boyd Barrett is with the People Before Profit Alliance and he's certainly not someone who would lie in an interview or make up false facts as some no campaigners have been accused of doing. He's currently a councillor for Dun Laoghaire.


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    Euro_Kraut
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    hatrickpatrick wrote: »
    Richard Boyd Barrett is with the People Before Profit Alliance and he's certainly not someone who would lie in an interview or make up false facts as some no campaigners have been accused of doing. He's currently a councillor for Dun Laoghaire.

    I second RBB as speaker.

    My question for him: What exactly would have to change in this treaty to convince you to vote Yes?


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    moondogspot
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    I'd be interested to hear Vincent Browne


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    pog it
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    Patricia McKenna and Joe Higgins. There are less No voices this year and they have a lot of ground to cover in fairness to them so I will forgive them if they can't come on here tomorrow. But fingers crossed.

    The Yes campaign are all over this place like political fleas.


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    Red Sleeping Beauty
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    Joe Higgins has said that the Lisbon Treaty is a relic of neo-liberal policies. Last year Sarkozy said that "Laissez faire is finished". Darragh, can you ask Mr Higgins does Sarkozy's comments last year not weigh upon the EU and its future with regards to the economic policies. If someone like Sarkozy is that critical of the neo-liberal policies then is the EU not heading in a different direction rather than more of the same ?

    http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2008/09/25/Sarkozy-Self-regulation-is-finished/UPI-97641222389150/


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    The Volt
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    Joe Higgins is pretty much anti-everything. Never hard to guess his agenda.


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    Red Sleeping Beauty
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    Voltwad wrote: »
    Joe Higgins is pretty much anti-everything. Never hard to guess his agenda.

    Have you a point here ? Have you a question or a suggestion for the thread ?
    Fianna Fail will pretty much say yes to anything and everything without such as the bank guarantee last year. Blah blah blah, Higgins represents welfare mothers, Cowen represents wbankers and Jim Corr represents whatever.

    Why can't people just look at the arguments and deal with the points rather than resort to the character assassinations ?


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    The Volt
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    Alan Rouge wrote: »
    Have you a point here ? Have you a question or a suggestion for the thread ?
    Fianna Fail will pretty much say yes to anything and everything without such as the bank guarantee last year. Blah blah blah, Higgins represents welfare mothers, Cowen represents wbankers and Jim Corr represents whatever.

    Why can't people just look at the arguments and deal with the points rather than resort to the character assassinations ?
    If Higgins comes on I'd like to know seeing as how the socialists opposed pretty much everything EU fron the off would he be of the opinion that we've flourished to an extent in the EU?

    Also, relating to his posters 'No to privitisation of health and education'. How would a ratifies treaty make this possible?

    Lastly, if 'EU policies don't work' is his slogan then is he implying that he would rather scrap EU membership altogether?


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    Red Sleeping Beauty
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    Lets see what Darragh can come up with then.

    Bit of contact info for him - http://www.europarl.ie/irish_con_dub.html#joe


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    Kalashnikov_Kid
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    That tosspot UKIP leader.


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    hatrickpatrick
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    Oh yeah sorry, contact list:
    http://www.dlrcoco.ie/cllrs/alphalist.htm

    Richard's about half way down (PBP)


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    K-9
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    Kalashnikov_Kid wrote: »
    That tosspot UKIP leader.

    He seems to have cut back on the public appearances!

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



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    nesf
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    Alan Rouge wrote: »
    Joe Higgins has said that the Lisbon Treaty is a relic of neo-liberal policies. Last year Sarkozy said that "Laissez faire is finished". Darragh, can you ask Mr Higgins does Sarkozy's comments last year not weigh upon the EU and its future with regards to the economic policies. If someone like Sarkozy is that critical of the neo-liberal policies then is the EU not heading in a different direction rather than more of the same ?

    http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2008/09/25/Sarkozy-Self-regulation-is-finished/UPI-97641222389150/

    What's bizarre is that neo-liberal policies were very much an Anglo-American phenomenon and the average EU country was much more centrist in it's economics. If anything the last two years have consisted of "we told you so!" messages of triumph coming out of the anti-neo-liberal bastions of Germany and France etc. The one thing that you can't accuse the EU of is being dominated completely by the UK which makes his comments a tad puzzling really.


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    OldJay
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    hatrickpatrick wrote: »
    Richard Boyd Barrett is with the People Before Profit Alliance and he's certainly not someone who would lie in an interview or make up false facts

    ???
    Isn't he doing just that by dismissing the guarantees and delivering the bilge about neutrality and conscription?


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    MrMatisse
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    Day before the vote,

    Oh hang on maybe we should get a spokesperson for the no side too.


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    Euro_Kraut
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    Really-Stressed wrote: »
    Day before the vote,

    Oh hang on maybe we should get a spokesperson for the no side too.

    Darragh is clearly part of the New World Order hell bent on forcing Lisbon through.


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    MrMatisse
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    Euro_Kraut wrote: »
    Darragh is clearly part of the New World Order hell bent on forcing Lisbon through.


    You said it.:D


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    RandomName2
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    Rb wrote: »
    Indeed, why are these people trying to stop EU progress at every hurdle while at the same time claiming to be "Pro-EU".


    Because the EU is no longer the EU after Lisbon.

    And Sinn Fein (and possibly Socialists, who cares?) are anti-EU anyway.


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    PopeBuckfastXVI
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    RandomName2 wrote: »
    Because the EU is no longer the EU after Lisbon.

    I definitely missed that article...


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    Neamhshuntasach
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    http://www.eirigi.org/contact_us/index.htm


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    RandomName2
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    PopeBuckfastXVI wrote: »
    I definitely missed that article...


    Did you miss the article whereby the EC was not the EC after Maastricht?

    Sorry, I forgot, unless there is a name change there is no difference. Unlike Constitution Treaty and Lisbon Treaty.


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    PopeBuckfastXVI
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    RandomName2 wrote: »
    Did you miss the article whereby the EC was not the EC after Maastricht?

    Sorry, I forgot, unless there is a name change there is no difference. Unlike Constitution Treaty and Lisbon Treaty.

    So what is the EU? The exact current set of treaties, forever, if one word changes it ceases to be the EU? What does it become, pray tell?


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    RandomName2
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    PopeBuckfastXVI wrote: »
    So what is the EU? The exact current set of treaties, forever, if one word changes it ceases to be the EU? What does it become, pray tell?

    Well the European constitution is amended by Lisbon as it was by Maastricht - and it is pretty much a complete overhaul.


    Ever closer union, my friends! Onwards!


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