Britain a laughing stock...!!!!!!

Former Foreign Secretary Lord Owen writes in the Sunday Times, linked here. A quote;

Signing up for the EU reform treaty in Lisbon on Thursday is a matter of profound consequence. It locks the UK into a process of further integration, with consequences that are hard to foresee. Yet the repercussions of Britain rejecting this treaty, albeit flawed and dangerous, would also be profound.

We boast about Westminster being the mother of parliaments. Well, now is the time for our parliamentarians to show their mettle.