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| Workers Party members from Munster / South Leinster at Waterford meeting |
Pictured above: Maura McInerney (Kilkenny City) addresses the meeting.
Left to Right: Niall Doherty (Waterford), Ted Tynan (Cork) Maura McInerney (Kilkenny), Padraig Mannion (WP spokesman on Lisbon
treaty), Cllr. Davy Walsh (Waterford), Sean Walsh (Co. Waterford).
The Workers' Party have said that the latest poll on the Lisbon Treaty shows that the more people are becoming informed
about what the treaty is about, the less they like it.
Addressing a meeting of party members from Munster and South Leinster, Workers' Party spokesman on the Lisbon Treaty
Padraig Mannion said that the poll in today's Sunday Business Post (27/04/08) makes it clear that the adoption of the
revived EU constitution is no longer a foregone conclusion and that everything is to play for between now and polling day
on the referendum, Thursday 12th June.
"There has been a dramatic drop in support for the treaty according to this poll. The Workers' Party believes that
the reasons for this are two-fold. Firstly people are gradually becoming more informed about the treaty, even though
most people are still in the dark due to government misinformation and lack of real information. Secondly I believe
that the recent revelations of leaked e-mails and attempts to manipulate public opinion through hiding 'bad news' has made
people question the government's line", said Mr. Mannion.
The Workers Party said that the government's assumption that it was dissatisfaction among the farming community that
was driving the increased opposition to the Lisbon Treaty was too glib. "This may well be a factor, but the swing is
too large to simply be put down to the farming community alone. Public awareness is growing and the people don't like
what they see in the Lisbon Treaty", he said.
27th April 2008
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