Alex Massie Alex Massie

Sod You, Broon…

Ah, the tabloids… Bless them. Just when you think no newspaper can keep a healthier stable of high horses than the New York Times, Fleet Street reminds one that humbug and sanctimony are both alive and well in London.

Gordon Brown just made his life more difficult. If he does renege upon Labour’s promise to hold a referendum upon the EU constitution treaty – even in its revised “non-treaty” form- he’s made an enemy of Britain’s best-selling paper, The Sun.

Good.

Here’s what The Sun says today:

GORDON Brown last night took the fatal step of breaking his word to Sun readers. Over dinner with 26 other EU leaders, he allowed the momentous EU Constitution to be approved — without a referendum. The unspoken toast was to a European superstate. By raising his glass, the PM transformed the lavish banquet into a sordid Last Supper for Britain as an independent sovereign state. It was an act of betrayal which will haunt the Prime Minister for the rest of his political days. Now his Government faces embarrassing Commons clashes as its case for surrender is shot to pieces in the House of Commons. But the die is cast. With his substantial majority — and the supine support of Lib-Dems — Mr Brown will do all in his power to drive this legislation roughshod through Parliament. That will not be enough to give it legitimacy. The measure is based on deceit and double-dealing which brings shame on this Government. Mr Brown solemnly backed Tony Blair’s promise in the 2005 election to give the British people a final say.

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