The economy has grown by becoming part of a union which has helped us to strengthen and develop it to a point which we used to think was impossible. Due to the efforts of successive Administrations we have, by and large, peace in the Six Counties. The Nice treaty is about ensuring the right to peace will be extended to the eastern European countries which have applied to become members of the European Union. The leaders, prior to the collapse of the Berlin Wall, of the dictatorships, those responsible for genocide, the Communists, the people who attempted to subvert democracy at every stage, who wanted to see democracy pushed to the end of the agenda and who wanted to behave in a manner abhorrent to any form of civilised democracy in the western world, would be only too delighted if this country again rejected the treaty on Saturday.