I attended a talk by William Hague at Policy Exchange today. It was on the EU constitution and why a referendum is necessary.
It was a good speech and I am sure it will be widely covered by the media.
One guy in the audience asked why is it that the Conservative Party demanded a referendum for an EU treaty, but not when new states are to be accepted into the EU. Acceptance of a new state into the EU creates a big change in the composition of other EU countries as it allows free movement of people. The change caused by entry of a new member was probably more significant to Britain that what is now being introduced in the constitution. I don’t think Hague fully answered the question.
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