I do not support their backing of the false flag party UKIP but there are a lot of hard facts here with reference to the call for a referendum and the twists and turns of Cameron to ensure we either get the wrong sort of referendum or more likely
- NO referendum at all!
Dear Friends and Supporters,
As you will have seen from our last bulletin, Tim Aker has moved on to a new role - he’s now Head of UKIP's Policy Unit. I am delighted to have joined the team as Get Britain Out's Campaign Manager, with Alan Murad as Deputy Campaign Manager and we look forward to building on Tim's excellent work. The tide has definitely turned in our favour over recent months, but there is still a long way to go before we can all boast "We helped Get Britain Out".
I know that many in our movement still worry about the underhand tactics Europhiles might use in a referendum, but here at GBO we are in no doubt that an In/Out EU Referendum remains the best and quickest hope for an exit from the EU. Just over a week ago a small but important step towards that referendum was taken in Parliament as James Wharton's Private Member's Bill passed its Second Reading.
Sadly, what should have been a good day for democracy was marred by the Lib Dems and most Labour MPs boycotting the vote, a move which, as Alan noted in his article for The Commentator on the potential significance of the Bill, is an insult to ordinary voters. However six Labour MPs deserve an honourable mention for defying Ed Miliband's instruction to abstain and voting to support the bill. They were: Roger Godsiff, Kate Hoey, Kelvin Hopkins, Dennis Skinner, Graham Stringer and Gisela Stuart. We hope that more still will come out in support when the votes are closer.
Remarkably, not a single MP was prepared to be seen voting against the Bill, meaning the vote was won by 304 votes to nil. However 30 MPs did earlier vote against closing the debate, in the hope that the Bill could be 'talked out' (i.e. the Bill would be lost because the debate exhausted the allotted time without the required vote on its Second Reading taking place). Next week we will be naming those 30 MPs. We think that come the next election voters will be very interested to learn which of their MPs tried to block the Great British Public having their say.
If the EU Referendum Bill does pass into law, it may not guarantee a referendum, but for one NOT to take place the next government would have to repeal the Bill and risk suffering considerable political damage in the process. Get Britain Out will be following the process very closely, and will be cooperating with other anti-EU groups to bring you the latest news and to let you know when and how you can lobby your MP to make sure we get our In/Out referendum.
On Tuesday this week came some mixed news. In a statement to the House of Commons, Home Secretary Theresa May announced that the Government is to opt-out from 133 Justice and House Affairs measures, including the deeply illiberal European Arrest Warrant (EAW). So far so good, but depressingly the Government is planning to opt straight back in to many of those measures, including the EAW, that they claim it is in the national interest to remain a part of. We disagree, and this is an issue we will be exploring more fully in future bulletins.
Parliament will have the chance to debate this topic over the next few months, including a vote tomorrow (Monday), and Get Britain Out will give our full support to the many decent MPs who will be fighting the Government's plans to opt back in. We could see another huge Commons rebellion and, although the measure will probably go through with Labour's support, David Cameron is likely to come away with yet another bloody nose.
Finally, we can tell you that Tuesday evening will see the launch of an extremely important initiative that will help to build the intellectual case to Get Britain Out. We can't reveal the details yet, but please follow us on Twitter and Facebook for further updates on the night!
Finally, Get Britain Out was quoted in yesterday's Daily Express article on the European Parliament's demand for £48.5 million more for their already bloated budget. Is there no limit to their appetite for our money?
With my best wishes,
James Harvard
Campaign Manager, Get Britain Out
Campaign Manager, Get Britain Out
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