Ireland Speaks

Perhaps we should digress from Tenerife Quo vadis? for a moment, to recognise the momentous rejection of the 'treaty' by the Irish electorate.
Although instructed and threathened by both local and international policitians to vote positive the electorate were not confused and stuck to their guns.
They we unhappy about such issues as immigration, taxation, abortion and sovereignty. The Celtic Tiger was constructed on a low manufacturing tax regime and there were fears that if this incentive were to be removed, in an harmonisation gesture, their would be undesirable consequences.There was a general, growing fear of big brother, of accountability going further and further away to the point of non existence.
The Irish are a small proud nation with a painful history. They are anxious to retain theire national culture and heritage. Perhaps there is an important lesson here for the rest of europe!
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