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The Austerity Treaty: Is the call for a referendum a sensible strategy?![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The fiscal treaty, as agreed by EU governments, is clearly an austerity treaty and will impose serious levels of economic and financial pain on Irish workers for years to come. In his blog ‘Notes On The Front’ Unite economist Michael Taft says “The Government, in signing the Fiscal Treaty, has effectively committed itself to introducing up to €6 billion more in tax increases and spending cuts in the medium-term, over and above what it has already planned”.[1] The fiscal treaty, as agreed by EU governments, is clearly an austerity treaty and will impose serious levels of economic and financial pain on Irish workers for years to come. In his blog ‘Notes On The Front’ Unite economist Michael Taft says “The Government, in signing the Fiscal Treaty, has effectively committed itself to introducing up to €6 billion more in tax increases and spending cuts in the medium-term, over and above what it has already planned”.[1] |
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Jump To Comment: 2 1Comrade Gregor,
Good to see you and your organisation responding to the issue of the Austerity Treaty an hour or so after Enda Kenny was forced to admit in the Dail that a referendum is indeed necessary and it will take place.
The Campaign Against this Treaty is calling for a Public Meeting on Monday March 5th in Liberty Hall at 19.30 hours. It would be good to have your comrades and yourself present.....we need all the unity possible of left, revolutionary and progressive forces to fight for a NO vote.
Your analysis above of what the Treaty represents is spot on....
Lets put our differences aside and work on one objective....defeat this shameless FG/Labour cabal....
Hope you agree
Warm regards
If the powers that be allow the people a referendum there is an excellent chance the people will rub their noses in it and vote no! Even if we lose what is wrong with a little bit of direct democracy anyway Gregor? It might not be as exciting as waiting for our 'leaders' to come up with a 'pure' strategy that ticks all their boxes