"We owe them a debt of honour
The Ukrainians and Turks can't be left out of the new Europe
Peter Preston
Monday August 29, 2005
The Guardian
It's the debate that stopped dead in its tracks. One minute after the French referendum vote came in, Tony Blair was ideological master of the EU rebels, liberated, prescribing the course of things to come in Brussels, chortling behind Jacques Chirac's back. And the next minute, nothing happened. Europe went on holiday. Mr Europe went to Barbados. Six months to save the union turned into four."
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