Pat Cox is not an outsider: he is central to the establishment

The Communist Party of Ireland today called on Pat Cox to come clean on
his relationship with powerful corporate interests on whose behalf he
lobbies at the EU level. It is farcical that he continues to present
himself as an outsider and above the fray, as some objective voice in
relation to EU matters in general and in particular to the debate on the
Lisbon Treaty.

It is clear to any objective observer that Pat Cox is not outside the
establishment but in fact is part and parcel of it and that his
interests lie with corporate Europe—the driving force behind the
drafting of the Lisbon Treaty. With his red and yellow cards he wants to
be both a referee and a player at the same time. He will decide who is
telling the truth. This is an Alice in Wonderland type argument: that
the contents of the treaty are what he wants them to be.

It is clear that the Yes side will discuss everything but the content of
the treaty itself. Statement ends