'88% back EU treaty referendum bid'
Press Assoc. - 33 minutes ago
Campaigners for a referendum on the European Union's controversial Lisbon Treaty claim they have overwhelming public support.
The I Want A Referendum Campaign said that in unofficial mini-referendums which it ran in 10 parliamentary constituencies, 88% voted in favour of a full-blown referendum on the treaty.
The campaign said that 152,520 people voted in the polls, of whom 133,251 voted for a referendum.
The announcement of the results came as MPs prepare to vote on Wednesday on whether to hold a referendum for real.
"The Nineteenth century saw a great Springtime of Nations as the revolutions of 1848 saw new countries created the length and breadth of Europe. In our world today we are now seeing our own Spring Awakening with people and cultures that have long been dormant and subdued asserting their right to exist, their right to dream." Adam Price MP
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