I Certainly Believe That We Gain Through

For Too Long, Decisions Have Been Taken Behind Closed Doors - Tablets Of Stone Have Simply Been Past Down To People Without Bothering To Involve People, Listen To Their Views Or Give Them Information About What We Are Doing And Why.

I Certainly Believe That We Gain Through Open Trade And Liberalisation.

Europe Has To Address People's Needs Directly And Reflect Their Priorities, Not Our Own Preoccupations.

If The Constitutional Treaty Is Rejected It Will Be Back To Square One, Just At A Time When We Want Europe To Be A More Effective Force For Good In The World, When We Need To Buttress Ourselves Against The Pressures And Insecurities Of Globalization.

Too Often We Think We Can Act Without Explaining And Take Decisions Without Justifying Them.