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Wednesday, 18 June 2008

Lisbon or Bust?

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Respect the result of the Irish referendum and abandon the attempt to ratify the Lisbon Treaty - currently 17,278 signatures

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Ignore the result of the Irish referendum and ratify the Lisbon Treaty - currently 3 signatures

Results are indicative, from a self selecting sample and may not reflect public opinion.

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