05/05/2004
Charles Kennedy, launching the Lib-Dem Euro-election campaigning this morning, invited voters to use the election to pass judgement on the war in Iraqi. âThere could be no more appropriate a forum in which to tell Blair that he had lost contact with the mood of the nationâ, Kennedy said on BBC radio 4 news.
From a Euro-enthusiast party, which continually bleats about wanting a full debate on âEuropeâ this would be a remarkable development, except that, as some will recall, during the 1999 Euro-election, the campaign leaflets made not reference whatsoever to EU issues. Instead, they fed voters a diet of âschools ânâ hospitalsâ domestic issues.
Nevertheless, Kennedy claims he wants to be âpro-activeâ about Europe, choosing to focus his Partyâs manifesto on the âenvironmentâ, claiming that âpollution knows no boundariesâ. "Making Europe work for youâ, is the main theme although, clearly, the Lib-Dems are hoping that the anti-war vote will be the deciding factor.