He says the answer is more PR spending and more mudslinging at the no camp. Oh - and to make it an in-or-out vote.
Q: In your articles you advocate simple questions for referenda. If there is a re-run of the Lisbon Treaty referendum, the question asked will in fact be very simple: does Ireland want to remain part of the EU?
A: That is easier for the campaigners, because it really simplifies the question. It's a legitimate simplification, without banalisation.
He also suggests that there is collective remorse in Ireland about the decision. The evidence for this is..?
The Commission-funded newswire Euractiv (even the name is annoying) ask him some other pretty tough questions. 'Ferinstance:
What about the lies by the 'no' camp?
Gee, that's hardball. Whoa there, tiger.
Alternatively, what about this question: "What kind of crazy PR crack are you smoking that makes you think you can ignore and belittle the democratic vote of an entire country?
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