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Electoral Commission recommends changes to EU referendum question supported by Conservatives for Britain

by Steve Baker 2 September 2015 in Politics Comments are Disabled

Yesterday, the Electoral Commission recommended a change to the question to be put to voters in the referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU. The Government is accepting the change. Via the BBC: The Electoral Commission said the wording proposed by ministers – “should the United Kingdom remain a member of […]

Briefing: Understanding the EU

by Steve Baker 11 August 2015 in Politics Comments are Disabled

The European Union in all its complexities and controversies is often not well understood. I am therefore publishing today a briefing: Understanding the European Union (PDF). The development of the European Union (EU) is defined by the principle of ever-greater integration expressed in the relevant treaties, notably in the preamble about ‘ever […]

The last gasp of an outdated ideology – speech on the EU

by Steve Baker 22 June 2015 in Politics Comments are Disabled

I’ve been asked to publish my speech at the launch of Politeia’s The UK and the EU: what must change? by Bernard Jenkin, Sir William Cash and John Redwood. I did not have a script: this is a close parallel of the main substance of my remarks. In 2007, a British MP visited the […]

Statement on the formation of an Exploratory Committee for the EU Referendum

by Steve Baker 20 June 2015 in Politics Comments are Disabled

This is the statement issued by the Exploratory Committee for the No Campaign in the EU Referendum: Statement on the formation of an Exploratory Committee for the EU Referendum The following have agreed to form an Exploratory Committee for the EU Referendum: Steve Baker MP Douglas Carswell MP Kate Hoey […]

Conservatives for Britain feedback to the Electoral Commission on the referendum question

by Steve Baker 15 June 2015 in Politics Comments are Disabled

Conservatives for Britain have sent the following to the Electoral Commission. We are meeting the Commission at the time this post is released. A further 10 members appended their names. Additional members approved the text but did not want to supply their names at this point. Dear Sir/Madam, Conservative Members […]

Conservatives for Britain speeches on the EU Referendum Bill

by Ex-staff 15 June 2015 in Politics Comments are Disabled

The EU Referendum Bill Second Reading debate may be watched again here. Please use the index on the right of that page to jump to individual speeches. It was an historic event. Soon, the British people will have the opportunity to choose between the radical step of European political integration […]

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

by Steve Baker 28 March 2015 in Politics Comments are Disabled

Recent campaigns set out concerns regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), particularly with regard to privatisation of the NHS and public services. This is another area where there are two questions: Should Parliament be able to determine policy in this area? What should that policy be? Because we […]

EU rules account for 65% of UK law

by Steve Baker 2 March 2015 in Politics 1 comment

Via Business for Britain: Our research shows that 64.7 per cent of the laws in force in the UK today either originate from the European Union (EU) or are deemed to be EU influenced by the House of Commons Library. […] The percentage of laws originating from the EU is far […]

The choice at the next election in 80 seconds

by Steve Baker 16 February 2015 in Politics Comments are Disabled

Via sharethefacts.conservatives.com, “the choice at the next election in 80 seconds”: The election in May is the most important in a generation, and the choice couldn’t be clearer. It’s between the competence of the Conservatives, with a long-term economic plan that is securing a better future for Britain – or […]