"And now, the end is near..."

O "Foreign Secretary" Jack Straw irá dirigir-se, hoje, ao Parlamento inglês dando conta das intenções do governo sobre o processo de referendo para a ratificação do tratado constitucional europeu (via Times):

José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission President, sought to calm tensions at the weekend by pleading with EU leaders not to play the blame game. Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, will tell Parliament today that Britain is suspending the ratification process for the constitution despite Saturday night’s demand by President Chirac of France and Chancellor Schröder of Germany that all countries pass judgment on the treaty.
(...)Mr Straw will announce simply that legislation required for a British referendum is “not proceeding” until EU nations agree a way forward. He will not “withdraw” the Bill, or even say that it is suspended, lest Britain appear too eager to pronounce the constitution dead.

Será que se aproxima mesmo o fim do tratado? Será que os mesmos actores (Chirac e Schröder por exemplo) terão hipóteses de voltar a participar numa sequela?