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Fri 07 Jul 2008Was holding referendum on Lisbon Treaty really necessary?
OPINION:No one was clear why the Government held a referendum in the first place, writes Ruth Barrington
ONE QUESTION that has not been answered in the discussion following the referendum on the Lisbon Treaty is why was a referendum necessary in the first place. Or more precisely, what aspects of the Lisbon Treaty conflicted with the provisions of the Constitution to the extent that a referendum was necessary?
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