Newsnight 1992 report on Maastrict rebellion against John Major

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  • @pjjclarke
    @pjjclarke 5 лет назад +9

    Interesting to see Charles Kennedy leading Liberal opposition to Maastricht. How times have changed

  • @RichardABW
    @RichardABW 6 лет назад +11

    From back when the country was more easily recoverable.

    • @veggie42
      @veggie42 5 лет назад +2

      He had a majority unlike May but I wonder what the DUP was doing then? Much less SNP, Plaid and Independents, no Green MP, no UKIP it was Anti Federalist League then set up around this time by Dr Alan Sked and Zac Goldsmith's late father set up The Referendum Party, Farage follows him. Tories lost so much to Labour who didn't give us a referendum, justice on Hillsborough, didn't change fire regulations, gave away some rebate, opened up the Labour markets for EU countries who joined earlier than Germany with a lower birth rate, list goes on. Even tenancies weren't changed, things stuck and didn't change. The electoral system is the same un proportional system AV+ didn't win and PR wasn't put forward. We are stuck with Tories.

  • @marc21091
    @marc21091 7 лет назад +7

    A very interesting film to watch in 2017, 25 years on, in the light of the Referendum and the current Great Repeal Bill being debated in Parliament - by Bill Cash among others. Bill Cash was 52 in 1992 and is 77 now.

  • @jackhartcup
    @jackhartcup 6 лет назад +3

    Thanks for this, it's a quick way to understand the political context at the time.

  • @gilwillia
    @gilwillia 3 года назад +3

    Douglas Hurd “It’s not a blue print for a super state..” Oh really? Don’t tell Guy Verhofstadt that, he doesn’t just want a ‘state’ he wants an empire!

  • @malcolmw513
    @malcolmw513 5 лет назад +3

    Major passed the treaty and consummated the EU by forcing a vote of no confidence to threaten dissolution of the government. Now with the fixed term act in place, May can’t do the same to break away from the EU. It’s really fascinating.

    • @veggie42
      @veggie42 5 лет назад

      Yes. It's funny how history repeats itself, I was looking for clips of younger Bill Cash who again votes with Corbyn against another Tory takeover PM

  • @veggie42
    @veggie42 5 лет назад +1

    As May would say nothing has changed! The Europe minister looks similar, the rebels haven't changed much but some have fallen weaker. Govt was held up, irony Letwin it is with his indicative votes now, Sir Bill Cash was right about the unelected selected city people in the EU council and the fact it's changed since then. The Social Chapter ceases to apply when we leave but we have to take that into UK Law. It's though making sure it's transferred properly and no deal now won't help that

  • @TomRogersOnline
    @TomRogersOnline 3 года назад +2

    Does Bill Cash age? He looks exactly the same now in 2021.

  • @blueknight07
    @blueknight07 2 года назад

    Back when the opposition embarrassing the government was a rare event. Now the government usually just embrasses itself

  • @carlingblacklabel2864
    @carlingblacklabel2864 3 года назад

    Who is the presenter?

  • @jackdubz4247
    @jackdubz4247 2 года назад

    The Tories. When will they ever learn?

  • @nasnema
    @nasnema 2 года назад +1

    23 at the time had no idea what Maastrict was. I now know what a bunch of traitors we had in government selling our fishing rights and laws. Clearly they didn't represent the population when 25 years later they got a kick in the teeth. It's a pity they still don't like our fishing industry.

  • @HalfManThirdBiscuit
    @HalfManThirdBiscuit 4 года назад

    #HappyBrexitDay lads! 😁👍