http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7275779.stm
'The government has dismissed calls for a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, two days ahead of a crunch House of Commons vote on the issue.
Europe Minister Jim Murphy told MPs it was up to Parliament to decide "the right thing to do".'
I avoid the great British EU debate most of the time, as most of the arguments on both sides are disingenuous. But this comment by the not at all estimable Jim Murphy does bring up an interesting point. If Parliament (651 Britons) chooses to give away its sovereign power to other people (the unelected European Commission) because it can because it has been vested with legitimate power by the voting populace... what should be done, and by whom? I see a large mob with torches, storming the Palace of Westminster, like in one of those peasant rebellions of the 14th century...
Is there any group of people, any political party, any individual, who will do something about this or not? And what will they do?
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