Full-hearted
Sir: It may well be that politics has become so amoral an art that a Conservative government, returned to power, would take its re-election to mean that full-hearted consent to British membership of the EEC had been given; that the intended economic and monetary union, followed by political union (that is, a Federal Europe) may be entered into by 1980; but one year, at the most, after the term of the Parliament about to be elected.
On this issue, Parliament has not been consulted, nor need it be (Clause 2) (i) of the European Communities Act, 1972).
As the decision on what is the main issue at a genersal election remains the prerogative of the elector, it is not at all certain that the sanctity of Phase 3 will be considered to be of greater moment than re-affirmation of Parliamentary Sovereignty, and its hitherto complete right to call government to account, and to reverse government's decisions where need be. As, by definition, a 'Conservative' politician would wish.
Fortunately, there will be indepen
dent 'Conservatives against the Corn%n mon Market' standing at the co election, so it should not be necessall for a Conservative voter to ab,a114(1, his beliefs to necessity by votla° Labour, though it is, of course, aue. ble that the Labour Party's attitudit' British membership of the EEC is Ore commensurate with the ideal of Cal/ servatism than is that of the Me.latill of the present 'Conservative' partY: It is to be wished that the rte. Parliament will be more jealous of ;Ile' traditional sovereignty than was hts Parliament now disbanded, and t' the lemming season is now over. )11 B. J. Keltne B. J. Keltne t'" 14 Tamar Avenue, Taunton
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