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hirac many yeas have been fighting, have been resisting, the "No" carries the hope of another world, of another Europe, of another politics.
Thousands of debates, hunAs we go to press, it is not clear whether the ratification process of the European constitution will continue, following the death blows dealt to it by the referendum results in France and the Netheriands.
The formal decision will be taken at a European summit later this month.
What is certainly clear is that the strength of left-wing "no" volcas In both countles gives the lie to the myth that the project of European Integration, despite deepening militarism and neo-liberalism Is something that all progrossives should champion
Indeed, not only are those results a defeat for Jacques Chirac and the right wing coalition In the Netherlands. but they are perhaps ever more a blow against those In the leadership of Europe's Socal Democratic and Green
parties who, along with their
lackeys in the trade unions
sought to convince their supporters that more austerity
should be tolerated.
It sooms that now there wlll
be no referendum here In
Britaln.
Opinion polls in Britaln
have always shown a majority
opposed to the single currency and greater EU Integration, but it would have been
harder to make a clear loit
volce rise above the tirade of
nationalist rejection of the
treaty. The lesson from our
comrades in other countries
shows that this can and mas!
be done.
As the Ligue Communiste onaire statements on pages make clear, the against attacks on worknot rest with its on the rights In
the reactonary
directive, there are many
tles ahead.
Stren gthened by our recer
success, we will continue the
struggle for a different Europe
with now vigour