Victory in NE Referendum
The No! camp
won a significant victory in the North East of England when 75 per cent of
those who voted rejected the formation of a new tier of government in the form
of regional assemblies.
The Government in the shape of larger
than life John Prescott threw a lot of money and effort into winning this
referendum. Despite this and the unequal amount of money spent by the No! side the electorate said “No thanks!” The Government has for
the time being abandoned any more referendums. They had already put them on
hold in other parts of
These undemocratic and unaccountable
regional assemblies were explained in a Democrat Broadsheet which was
reprinted several times. CAEF was, as far as we know the only labour movement
organisation to oppose these assemblies. This was on the basis that they were
undemocratic and unaccountable institutions.
Unfortunately, in the early stages of
selling these regions the trade unions were sold a pup and not told the real
undemocratic nature of these assemblies.
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