We will soon choose together what kind of government will best promote our common good. There are risks on both sides of the question on the ballot paper. In a world of unexpected events, trial and error, we need institutions of government which are agile and accountable to the public. […]
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Outside the EU, the UK can make its own trade deals
Inside the EU, the UK is unable to make any trade deals of its own. We must rely on the EU negotiating on our behalf. We are at the mercy of 27 other EU countries serving their own interests. For example, the EU trade deal with Canada is stalled in […]
Read MoreThere will be further integration whatever the outcome of the referendum
The EU is always changing. This isn’t a choice between change and the status quo. Voting to Leave is to vote for freedom and control; voting to Remain is to vote for a future of further integration which is out of our hands. The EU’s recent “Five President’s Report” sets out transfers of control over: Taxation […]
Read MoreEvery EU citizen has a right to live and work in the UK
EU citizenship gives the right to live and work anywhere in the EU on the same basis as the citizens of each member state. Every citizen of each member state is also an EU citizen. Within the EU, we are forbidden from controlling migration from the EU. Meanwhile, local […]
Read MoreWhy I am voting Leave – my referendum advert placed in the Bucks Free Press
We will soon choose together what kind of government will best promote our common good. There are risks on both sides of the question on the ballot paper. In a world of unexpected events, trial and error, we need institutions of government which are agile and accountable to the public. […]
Read MoreUK power in the EU institutions is falling
The EU has grown from nine to twenty-eight member countries. Having begun as a coal and steel trading bloc, the EU has expanded vastly over the last century. This expansion has meant less representation for UK voters and less accountability for EU officials. Regulations and legislation emanate from the European Commission, […]
Read MoreA common market with the world, not a failing common government with Europe
International free trade is vital for any modern economy. The EU is in charge of our international trade: within the EU, the UK is unable to agree its own trade deals. Today, we trade more with countries outside the EU (56 percent) than within (44 percent). The UK has a trade surplus of £31 billion with […]
Read MoreThe EU holds down wages and business growth
EU regulations cost the UK economy over £33.3 billion every year. While only 6 percent of UK firms export to the EU, 100 percent of them must obey EU regulations. The Bank of England has calculated that for every 10 percent increase in immigration, wages for the poorest fall by around 2 percent. The Chairman of Britain […]
Read MoreIndependence is a new opportunity for the UK
The world faces big problems and the EU cannot cope. We love Europe but we don’t need to accept the supremacy of EU law to enjoy friendship and cooperation. Non-EU arrangements like NATO and the “Five Eyes” intelligence sharing network with the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand do not require […]
Read MoreThe EU did not allow our Government the change we need
David Cameron was allowed no meaningful change when he went to Europe to renegotiate Britain’s deal with the EU. This is our opportunity to decide if we want to remain in the EU on the basis of the Lisbon Treaty, which the Conservative Party under David Cameron opposed. The EU […]
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