rally against EU constitution
WORKERS, MAY 2005 ISSUE
On Saturday 9 April Conway Hall in Central London was packed for a Anti-EU constitution rally. The audience came from all parts of Britain and also included small delegations from Ireland, France, Spain and many of the Scandinavian countries. The broad range of speakers included Doug Nicholls from Trade Unions against the EU Constitution, who gave a succinct overview of how trade union opposition to the Constitution has grown since last September's TUC.
All the speakers, including Labour and Conservative representatives, spoke of the undemocratic nature of the constitution. Many speakers — particularly those from Scandinavia — focused on how the militarisation of the EU made war in Europe more likely. The audience gave an especially warm welcome to two speakers. One was Marta Andreasen, the former EU chief accountant who had been ousted from her post for her efforts to expose EU corruption. The other was Neil Herron from the campaign which defeated the proposed assembly in the North East of England, part of the EU-inspired drive to divide Britain in separate regions.