Please note that the post below was published more than ten year ago on 21st November 2009 Nick Herbert MP, shadow cabinet member for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, was in Cumbria this morning to see the areas affected by the flooding. He writes on Conservative Home about his visit. Here is an extract. I’ve been in Cumbria today to see the areas affected by the floods. I arrived early in Keswick where I met officials from the Environment Agency. Although the river levels had fallen considerably and homes were no longer flooded, the damage to homes had been done. And the water which had got into houses wasn’t just from the river – it was foul water which had risen from the drains. I talked to fire crews who were pumping flood water back into the river, and discovered that they were from Tyne & Wear and Lancashire. They had been called in at an hours’ notice and had been working on the scene ever since, staying at a local hotel. You cannot fail to be impressed by the
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Its not the fact people say "heresy" to those who want to change it, that indeed would be daft as we all can see it needs to change for the better. Though its by the by, I for one would rather just leave the EU and be done with it. (sorry drifting off on a tangent)
No its not "heresy" we in this corner are saying. What we are saying is that for any meaningful reform to happen, a new treaty will need to be created, which under the club rules means an IGC, then a new treaty then rectification bu ALL 28 current members. And all of this before the end of 2017?
Your time frame does not add up Dave.