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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:47 PM

Published 11/03/2009 by Times Online


Get it straight: Cameron is Eurosceptic

The first time I had lunch with David Cameron, I noticed that he was wearing something odd. He sported a pair of European Union cufflinks. It was a striking thing to do in those days, the early 1990s. The Conservative Party was rowing constantly about the EU, and he worked as a special...

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Czechs leave Cameron stranded over Lisbon Treaty
Europe's leaders celebrated last night after the Lisbon treaty was finally ratified after two years of delay, paving the way to the creation of a new-look European ... - [11/04/2009 - The Independent]
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• Prague court ruling opens battle for 'plum posts'• Miliband and D'Alema emerge as favourites The treaty designed to transform Europe into a more unified and influential ... - [11/03/2009 - Guardian.co.uk]
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• Conservatives abandon plans for referendum on EU agreement• To appease Eurosceptics, leader will set out tough new stanceDavid Cameron will attempt to appease ... - [11/03/2009 - Guardian.co.uk]
David Cameron reneges on Lisbon Treaty vote pledge - [11/02/2009 - Telegraph]
Cameron to axe EU treaty referendum pledge - [11/02/2009 - Times Online]
Cameron admits U-turn on Lisbon - [11/03/2009 - The Independent]
Cameron told not to ditch referendum - [11/03/2009 - Guardian.co.uk]
Conservatives to drop EU referendum pledge: report - [11/03/2009 - AFP via Yahoo!]
Tories 'set to retreat on EU referendum' - [11/03/2009 - London Evening Standard]
Cameron's EU treaty treachery - [11/03/2009 - Comment is free | guardian.co.uk]
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