Brussels, 16/10/2007
"A veto would be an excuse to avoid some awkward domestic politics, a gesture of weakness and not the act of the strong, serious statesman that I believe Gordon Brown to be," warns John Monks.
"Sign that modest treaty, and let's get on with building the EU into a vehicle for controlling globalisation and for negotiating toughly with the world superpowers on trade, on environment and - yes - on social rights, in a way European nations, acting individually, simply cannot do."