The Irish people were threatened by a major coalition – the political establishment, big business, most of the capitalist press and the EU Commission – that if they voted ‘no’, they would be economically isolated, they would be punished by the European Union and there would be a flight of capital and investment, and they were told that if they voted ‘yes’, there would be jobs, investment and recovery.
Le peuple irlandais a été menacé par une grande coalition – la classe politique, les grandes entreprises, la majorité de la presse capitaliste et la Commission européenne: s’il votait «non», il serait isolé économiquement, puni par l’Union européenne et subirait une fuite des capitaux et des investissements, tandis que s’il votait «oui», il y aurait de l’emploi, de l’investissement et une reprise.