Sir, - You have reported the statement by Mary Banotti MEP that if the referendum on the Nice Treaty were run again now, the Treaty would again be rejected. I think that's right and I think that we should thank her for giving us the blunt truth in plain language. Apparently some people see the statement as defeatist, but I see it as a much needed wake-up call.
I hope the new Government will find the will and the skill to mount a serious campaign next time around. I also hope that Mary Banotti's statement means that the Fine Gael campaign for Yes has already started. - Yours, etc.,
DONAL FLYNN
Breffni Terrace,
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Sandycove,
Co Dublin.