EU referendum promise

[revhope]

According to a report in todays Observer the Labour Party leasership is considering a promise that if elected at the next general election then they will hold a referendum on membership of the EU. Trying to outmaneauver the nationalistic right such as the Tories and UKIP.

While I have no illusions over the EU, doesn't matter if as a worker I'm exploited by British or Europaen capialists. What is worrying is that the media will end up ratcheting up national/xenophobic language which in terms of the impact that the austerity attacks will have on millions of lives may lead to a rise in the right.

[Vladimir Innit Lenin]

This only works if it comes from a party that at least has aspirations towards Socialism i.e. leaving the EU to forge links with 'solidarity' states - in Latin America, Scandanavia etc.

But yeah, as you say, this sounds like 'Blue Labour' rearing its ugly head again.

[ed miliband]

interestingly labour mps are, on average, more eurosceptic than their tory counterparts; there was an right-wing eurosceptic pressure group that rated mps votes on eu related issues and the majority of tories had more "pro-eu" votes than labour, but eurosceptic tory mps were more consistent in their anti-eu votes

name me some right-wing pressure groups so i can find the site again

[Bronco]

I don't think Labour will risk it, was reading today that 46% are in favour of leaving supposedly, with those against only at 30% (the rest being undecided). They might prevent UKIP gaining any ground amongst their support but I don't think that's a big enough threat for them to risk a referendum