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Vote again!
Tuessday, 22 November 2011
Further to the success of the last petition for an EU referendum that collected in excess of 125,000 signatures and which led to the debate in the House of Commons a couple of weeks ago, The Campaign for a Referendum have launched another petition at: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/20911
We must play the politicians at their own game!
When the French, Dutch and Irish voted No to the EU constitutional and Lisbon Treaties, they were asked to vote again. Shouldn't we now force our MPs to do the same ? Lets let them know that we are dissatisfied with the result of the EU Referendum Debate that took place on the 24th of October 2011.
Please sign this petition and then forward it on to your email contacts. If you have Facebook or Twitter please post the petition link on your pages!
Your action now will bring us a step closer to leaving the European Union. I believe that this initiative is important to the future of our Country, as I hope that you will agree!
Tuesday, 22 Novemember 2011
Farage: What gives you the right to dictate to the Greek and Italian people?
This is one of the most widely watched videos
Watch and read the transcript
A Silencing of democracy?
Thursday, 27 October 2011
The way in which the in/out vote on a EU referendum was
debated in the House of Commons leaves a bitter taste in the
mouth.
Both the government and opposition felt the need to impose a
three line whip, but more importantly the government is alleged
to have used ‘bully-boy’ tactics to try and bring
their rebels in line:
This isn't a #@!#X*!# sixth form debate: Chief Whip accused
of 'bully boy' bid to kill off EU vote.
We were told that if the House were petitioned by more than
100,000 signatures, then the petition would be debated in
Parliament, and in fairness it was, albeit whipped.
However, when the Lib Dems and the Labour Party had already said
that they would vote against the motion was there any need for
Cameron to impose a three line whip?
In the lead up to the debate we were given any number of
spurious reasons why it was necessary for the government to vote
no.
We were told that the motion was not in the government's
manifesto, well neither was the result of the petition for the
Hillsborough disaster, but parliament voted unanimously to
disclose all the secret Hillsborough files.
However the most important to my mind, is one of William
Hague's comments: It is not something for the House of
Commons to put up some graffiti about on a Thursday afternoon, to
pass a motion which they then say doesn't matter. By the way
the people in favour of the motion can't simultaneously say
'this is a really serious issue and we want to pass this
motion', and at the same time 'you can ignore
it'.
After all, the results of these petitioned debates are not
binding, but this comment does suggest that it was a
"lose-lose" situation for Cameron.
For all his fine talk about 'Cast iron guarantees', this shows that Cameron has joined the ranks of the other party leaders in believing that any debate on Europe must be stifled.
UKIP is now the only mainstream party prepared to discuss this issue
If you feel let down join UKIP now.
The euro bail-out is a conspiracy against democracy
Monday, 25 July 2011
It is important to realise what is at stake here. When you exercise your right to vote for one party or another in national elections, you are, more often than not, doing so on the basis of its fiscal policies: that is, what it proposes to do about tax and spending. There could scarcely be a more important function of the electoral process than this. If the government is not accountable to you for what it does with your money, and how much it will take from you to do those things, then what is left of your power as a citizen? In what sense is your consent to being governed required? If responsibility for these decisions is to be removed from the elected governments of individual countries and transferred to a pan-European entity, then we are setting out on a course with the most terrifying political implications.
Brussels launches plan to scupper UK Coastguard
Sunday, 17 July 2011
Britain's coastguards would be replaced by a new pan- European fleet under 'harmonisation' plans which would see their life-saving work being taken over by an EU coastguard corps emblazoned with the Brussels logo.
The news comes just days after Transport Secretary Philip Hammond performed a partial U-turn on cutting the number of currently operating Coastguard centres from 19 to eight, with just three remaining open 24 hours a day.
Under the Brussels plan, which will be voted on by the European Parliament in October, an EU Coastguard will be created to 'effectively combat current or future dangers at sea such as terrorism, piracy and trafficking'.
Trevor Coleman, MEP for the South West of England, who uncovered the proposals, said: 'A European Coastguard service would contribute, we were told, towards the single European state "we dream of" and that "member states need to contribute to these structures and relinquish some of their power."
'No one spoke of local knowledge or the use of volunteer Coastwatch personnel.'
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
The Un-Common Market
We were sold a lemon in 1973 - It's time to trade in the EU and swap it for independence
Sunday, 08 May 2011
Local council Elections
The majority of UK Independence Party candidates in the local elections for Stourbridge took third place pushing the Liberal democrats into 4th place with some of the Dudley candidates achieving nearly 20% of the vote.
The UK Independence Party intervention in Gornal Wood resulted
in the present Council Leader Ann Millward (now ex leader) losing
her seat to Labour by 2 votes!
Heartiest thanks to Phil Rowe for showing that UKIP is a minority
party no more.
And unlike the Liberals, UK Independence Party still has a councillor in Dudley.
Thank you to all who voted
Wednesday 09 March 2011
PMQ's: Peter Bone asks David Cameron about an EU referendum
At the Prime Ministers Questions on Wednesday 9th March 2011, Peter Bone, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Wellingborough, asked David Cameron a vital question regarding the much called for ‘in or out’ referendum on EU membership.
Mr Bone reminded his party leader that over 80,000 Daily Express readers want it, so too does the Liberal Democrat leader and 80% of Conservative members all want it
The Prime Minister states that he thinks we're better off inside the EU and completely ducks the referendum question.
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