The Lisbon Treaty Campaign in Ireland: a Review

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:21:49 +0000
Asylum, EU, Lisbon treaty, Militarisation, Pro-choice, Sovereignty, Tax, Imperialism, National, Opinion, Analysis

With a large number of conflicting interpretations in circulation, many voters’ voting decisions depended on whom they trusted the most.

When it came down to it, the side that was represented by politicians and IBEC was always going to be in trouble. In the end, the loyalty test split the electorate on class lines. The wealthier constituencies trusted their politicians and business leaders more, the rest of the country sided against them and with the left or the nationalists.