tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149296713213520917.post3787116574249925498..comments2023-11-25T01:16:22.368+00:00Comments on DAILY REFERENDUM: Obama: Gordon, your services are no longer required.Daily Referendumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899003349232334603noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149296713213520917.post-32608835428362609942009-10-04T18:49:23.255+01:002009-10-04T18:49:23.255+01:00That's precisely why President Sarkosy is so k...That's precisely why President Sarkosy is so keen for Blair to be EU president, in my view: so that a special relationship with Europe replaces that between the US and Britain. That could all go a bit tits up if, in reaction to Blair being appointed to the post, pressure grows in the UK for a referendum on our membership of the super-state, let alone on Lisbon. The 'no's could well win it.<br /><br />Apart from anything else, if Britain quit the EU, Blair couldn't be president any more . . .. But maybe the French wouldn't mind too much if Britain left the EU, either? It's win-win for them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com