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  Just to get the facts straight, only Ireland (narrowly) rejected the Lisbon Treaty in a referendum, but then accepted it in a subsequent one. I'm not crazy about that, but it's happened now and I welcome the change of heart.
  
  I find it rather odd that some people want a referendum on something as dry and incomprehensible as this. No doubt I'll be accused of calling the public stupid, but I simply cannot believe that the average bod on the street knows what the Treaty is about. Even Bazza and I rely on "getting the gist" from people we trust in our parties. What people do "know" about it is just the half truths (which both sides spread).
  
  Presumeably the question in a referendum would be "Should the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ratify their committment to the articles in the Lisbon Treaty? YES or NO" or something to that effect. But be honest, how many people would answer this question? Most would choose to answer "Do you like the EU, given the scare stories you hear?" or perhaps "Should we become an EU superstate and stick two fingers up at The Queen?" etc etc

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