What theTreaty of Lisbon means to Britain, in 300 pages that just give the facts

9th May 2008
By Lord Grenfell

Within and outside parliament the public debate on the Lisbon Treaty has been generating more heat than light. This is not surprising, given the political row over whether or not to call a national referendum on its ratification.

On 13 March 2008 the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union published The Treaty of Lisbon: an Impact Assessment, a 300-page rigorous and entirely objective analysis of the treaty, assessing its impact on the EU’s institutions, the member…