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Have you read how the Lisbon Treaty will force the UK to adopt the Euro and join the Schengen Area?
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(Spoiler - it's a load of codswallop. Read on and debunk the myths yourself.)
#Brexit #LisbonTreaty #BrexitShambles #BrexitLies #PeoplesVote
@mrjamesob @campbellclaret
THREAD.
(Spoiler - it's a load of codswallop. Read on and debunk the myths yourself.)
#Brexit #LisbonTreaty #BrexitShambles #BrexitLies #PeoplesVote
@mrjamesob @campbellclaret
You've probably seen one of the attached during your journey through social media. The Lisbon Treaty outlines plenty of changes happening in 2020 and 2022, right? Wrong.
'Why should I believe a remoaner?', you ask. You don't have to. Debunk the myths yourself.
'Why should I believe a remoaner?', you ask. You don't have to. Debunk the myths yourself.
1. Open up the Treaty - eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/… (web) or assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl… (PDF)
2. Ctrl+F
3. Search '2020' - no matches will be found
4. Search '2022' - no matches will be found
5. Pat yourself on the back, you've debunked the myths. The Treaty contains no such changes.
2. Ctrl+F
3. Search '2020' - no matches will be found
4. Search '2022' - no matches will be found
5. Pat yourself on the back, you've debunked the myths. The Treaty contains no such changes.
Still believe the changes are 'enshrined' within the Lisbon Treaty, despite you having just debunked the mythical changes yourself? Sigh.
@FullFact, an independent fact-checking charity, published this excellent article.
fullfact.org/europe/viral-l…
@FullFact, an independent fact-checking charity, published this excellent article.
fullfact.org/europe/viral-l…
If you're still struggling, just ask yourself why there haven't been opposing articles written to support the myths. Or why the bastions of Brexit such as Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees-Mogg have not mentioned anything about these mythical 2020/2022 changes.
The mythical thesis launched with "WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT THE LISBON TREATY"...
You've now answered the very question posed in that social media hoax: it's a load of codswallop.
You've now answered the very question posed in that social media hoax: it's a load of codswallop.
A further addition to this thread if more evidence is required. A 'Lisbon Treaty 2020' petition on Parliament's website was rejected...why would that be? Oh...because it's not actually a thing.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/2380…
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/2380…
