tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post1341171735970232815..comments2023-08-31T15:14:58.287-07:00Comments on London Green Left Blog: How Can We Achieve a ‘Progressive’ European Union?Mike Shaughnessyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16796480031110991460noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post-53825068860003134382015-09-09T10:11:26.721-07:002015-09-09T10:11:26.721-07:00I am inclined to agree about the impotency mention...I am inclined to agree about the impotency mentioned here; whenever I ask how we would achieve reforms in a meaningful amount of time I get silence or a response that might as well be silence. In particular I am at a loss as to what the green inclined left thinks it will accomplish in Europe if the CETA agreement (which strangely receives little attention in comparison to TTIP despite it's being at a more advanced stage of development) gets brought into force.<br /><br />I know it's a long shot but there is a .gov petition for a referendum on TTIP that has managed to get over 16,000 signatures so far, but needs to reach a target of 100,000 for a potential debate in parliament to occur. If anyone is interested in signing or sharing, here is the link:<br /><br />https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/105856<br /><br />RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com