Don't get too excited!

The strong likelihood of an Irish 'Yes' vote in the SECOND referendum on the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland is noted to have receded slightly - in spite of the incredible amounts of resources poured in by their government and Brussels.

This affront to democracy - forcing another vote and attempting to buy a win after the people have clearly spoken - is still likely to bear poisoned fruit but the good news is that Derek Ganley, the Irish millionaire is going to pour money into the 'No' campaign. It will probably only be a fraction of what the anti-democrats manage to fund.

Ganley is no knight in shining armour, however. His reckless intervention in the EU elections could easily have damaged UKIP - but that would not have bothered him too much as, quite remarkably, he still supports the EU!