Monday, 30th January 2012
Monday, 30th January 2012 should be remembered as the day that David Cameron showed the British people his true colours.
Last month he was painted as the returning hero from Brussels when he supposedly used his veto over a new treaty. There was no treaty text so technically a veto could not be used.
He also made it clear he would not allow EU institutions to be used to co-ordinate and administer any new pact.
How much can change in a few weeks.
His actions are no more than another example of eurosceptic posturing.
It is now clear that the Government has committed a U-turn on December's stance, with David Cameron now happy for various EU institutions to be used by the 26other member states for a new treaty.
The U-turn has even been confirmed by a leading Conservative MEP in Brussels.
Martin Callanan, leader of the Conservative MEPs, said: "There is no doubt that the government's position has altered since the December summit when they were insisting the Institutions could not be used."
Some might argue that this has been done to pacify his coalition partners, others might say that he is not as tough on the EU as he would like you to think.
One thing is for sure: you can not trust David Cameron or the Conservative Party to stand up to the EU.
His actions speak louder than words.
If you care about Britain and are fed up with the empty promises of Dave and his mates, then please support UKIP.
Join us, donate if you can, and vote for us in 2012 – it is the only way to get your message heard.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Saturday, 14 January 2012
EU warned over Turkey's Fergie threat
Saturday, 14th January 2012
UKIP MEP William Dartmouth has slammed Turkey's EU ambitions following that nation's threats to pursue Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, following a documentary she made on conditions inside Turkish orphanages.
The Earl of Dartmouth today said: "The Duchess of York has done trojan work exposing the inhuman conditions of Turkish orphanages for which we should all be thankful.
"In response to her expose the Turkish state has disgracefully threatened her with jail.
"Given Turkey's disgraceful human rights record, its continued occupation of Cyprus with 40,000 troop and its current threat to the Duchess of York it is now time for Mr Cameron as well as leaders of the Labour and LibDem parties to halt their fervent support for Turkish membership of the EU.
"It has been suggested that the Duchess is unlikely to be extradited as the offense is not a crime under British law.
"However, if Turkey was today a member of the European Union the Duchess would be subject to the European Arrest Warrant . In which case there would be no legal process of extradition and the Duchess would be carted off to a Turkish jail - there to languish possibly for two years or more before trial. If the three party leaders do not want a rerun of the 1978 film Midnight Express about a person's treatment in a Turkish prison they must, like UKIP, say no to Turkish accession to the European Union."
UKIP MEP William Dartmouth has slammed Turkey's EU ambitions following that nation's threats to pursue Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, following a documentary she made on conditions inside Turkish orphanages.
The Earl of Dartmouth today said: "The Duchess of York has done trojan work exposing the inhuman conditions of Turkish orphanages for which we should all be thankful.
"In response to her expose the Turkish state has disgracefully threatened her with jail.
"Given Turkey's disgraceful human rights record, its continued occupation of Cyprus with 40,000 troop and its current threat to the Duchess of York it is now time for Mr Cameron as well as leaders of the Labour and LibDem parties to halt their fervent support for Turkish membership of the EU.
"It has been suggested that the Duchess is unlikely to be extradited as the offense is not a crime under British law.
"However, if Turkey was today a member of the European Union the Duchess would be subject to the European Arrest Warrant . In which case there would be no legal process of extradition and the Duchess would be carted off to a Turkish jail - there to languish possibly for two years or more before trial. If the three party leaders do not want a rerun of the 1978 film Midnight Express about a person's treatment in a Turkish prison they must, like UKIP, say no to Turkish accession to the European Union."
Saturday, 7 January 2012
UKIP's Agnew triumphs in Oxford debate
Friday, 6th January 2012
UKIP MEP and agriculture spokesman Stuart Agnew scored a resounding victory at an Oxford Union Conference debate, significantly changing the majority view held before the event.
Debating the motion earlier this week, “This House believes that British Agriculture could thrive outside of the European Union,” Mr Agnew found himself pitted against Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George and Young Farmers Club Agriculture Committee Member, Mark Houlton.
In a straw poll taken before the debate, 80% of the delegates voted against the motion. By the end of the evening Mr Agnew and his seconder, Milly Wastie, East Midlands Regional Officer of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution, had turned the audience around and achieved a shock victory by 195 votes to 186.
In an at times heated debate, Mr Agnew outlined how the Common Agricultural Policy is letting farmers down. He commented on the chaos being created by the EU’s failure to enforce its own ban on battery cages and the huge burden of red tape Brussels places on the agriculture sector. Mr Agnew said: “UK farming policy should focus on producing more food for its population” and asked “Can we trust the EU to produce our food?”
Ms Wastie backed Mr Agnew in her remarks about the very complex nature of EU red tape which ties farmers in knots.
Mr George and his seconder attempted to convince delegates that the EU is essential to the future of British agriculture, while acknowledging the flaws in some EU policies.
Commenting after the debate: Mr Agnew said: “I am delighted with the result, not least because I have long wished to convince the farming community that dependence on the CAP is not in its best interests. In fact, its increasing disadvantages including the latest reform proposals coming from Brussels which betray a complete lack of understanding of the way farms work, have begun to make it untenable.”
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UKIP MEP and agriculture spokesman Stuart Agnew scored a resounding victory at an Oxford Union Conference debate, significantly changing the majority view held before the event.
Debating the motion earlier this week, “This House believes that British Agriculture could thrive outside of the European Union,” Mr Agnew found himself pitted against Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George and Young Farmers Club Agriculture Committee Member, Mark Houlton.
In a straw poll taken before the debate, 80% of the delegates voted against the motion. By the end of the evening Mr Agnew and his seconder, Milly Wastie, East Midlands Regional Officer of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution, had turned the audience around and achieved a shock victory by 195 votes to 186.
In an at times heated debate, Mr Agnew outlined how the Common Agricultural Policy is letting farmers down. He commented on the chaos being created by the EU’s failure to enforce its own ban on battery cages and the huge burden of red tape Brussels places on the agriculture sector. Mr Agnew said: “UK farming policy should focus on producing more food for its population” and asked “Can we trust the EU to produce our food?”
Ms Wastie backed Mr Agnew in her remarks about the very complex nature of EU red tape which ties farmers in knots.
Mr George and his seconder attempted to convince delegates that the EU is essential to the future of British agriculture, while acknowledging the flaws in some EU policies.
Commenting after the debate: Mr Agnew said: “I am delighted with the result, not least because I have long wished to convince the farming community that dependence on the CAP is not in its best interests. In fact, its increasing disadvantages including the latest reform proposals coming from Brussels which betray a complete lack of understanding of the way farms work, have begun to make it untenable.”
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Thursday, 29 December 2011
New Year message from Nigel Farage
Thursday, 29th December 2011
2012 will be the year of reckoning for the European Project. It is extremely unlikely that the Euro can be held together in its current form, and that that will be the most positive scenario. The worst case scenario will be that the markets overwhelm the whole thing leading to wholesale natonalisation of the banks. Either way Eurosceptic opinions and anti EU voting will continue to grow, not just in Britain bit across the whole European Union.
The EU project is a failure.
For UKIP 2011 saw us clearly establish ourselves as the 4th party in domestic politics. Highlights for us included Stuart Wheeler becoming our Treasurer, lending us great credibility. Lord Hesketh joining us later in the year was a coup, having the former Chief Whip in the Lords during the Maastricht debate come over shows us quite how far the argument over Europe is moving in our direction. Then there was the second place for Jane Collins in the Barnsley by-election that ruffled feathers across the whole political class. And the consistent week by week improvement of our poll ratings in council by-election after by-election the length and breadth of the country, and in December one national opinion poll had us overtaking the Lib/Dems.
It is true that the end of the year saw a dip in our polling as Cameron gained a bounce. While I congratulate David Cameron, what is in all honesty could have done differently? The slow realisation will however dawn, that not a single power has been brought back from Brussels and that amidst the new mood of retribution in Brussels, British businesses are under greater threat than they were before the 'veto'.
There is now an overwhelming desire of the British people to have a referendum on this issue, a referendum that Cameron, Clegg and Milliband steadfastly refuse to grant.
In 2012 we will continue our progress in local government elections and focus heavily ont hej London Assembly polls in May.
London needs growth, London needs jobs, London needs the deregulation of employment legislation, and London needs control of the mass legal and illegal immigration. UKIP will provide that voice and win seats at the London Elections.
Given my views I sadly cannot promise you a prosperous New Year, but one in which the political class further lose their grip on both reality and the country.
With all best wishes for 2012,
Nigel Farage MEP,
Leader UKIP
2012 will be the year of reckoning for the European Project. It is extremely unlikely that the Euro can be held together in its current form, and that that will be the most positive scenario. The worst case scenario will be that the markets overwhelm the whole thing leading to wholesale natonalisation of the banks. Either way Eurosceptic opinions and anti EU voting will continue to grow, not just in Britain bit across the whole European Union.
The EU project is a failure.
For UKIP 2011 saw us clearly establish ourselves as the 4th party in domestic politics. Highlights for us included Stuart Wheeler becoming our Treasurer, lending us great credibility. Lord Hesketh joining us later in the year was a coup, having the former Chief Whip in the Lords during the Maastricht debate come over shows us quite how far the argument over Europe is moving in our direction. Then there was the second place for Jane Collins in the Barnsley by-election that ruffled feathers across the whole political class. And the consistent week by week improvement of our poll ratings in council by-election after by-election the length and breadth of the country, and in December one national opinion poll had us overtaking the Lib/Dems.
It is true that the end of the year saw a dip in our polling as Cameron gained a bounce. While I congratulate David Cameron, what is in all honesty could have done differently? The slow realisation will however dawn, that not a single power has been brought back from Brussels and that amidst the new mood of retribution in Brussels, British businesses are under greater threat than they were before the 'veto'.
There is now an overwhelming desire of the British people to have a referendum on this issue, a referendum that Cameron, Clegg and Milliband steadfastly refuse to grant.
In 2012 we will continue our progress in local government elections and focus heavily ont hej London Assembly polls in May.
London needs growth, London needs jobs, London needs the deregulation of employment legislation, and London needs control of the mass legal and illegal immigration. UKIP will provide that voice and win seats at the London Elections.
Given my views I sadly cannot promise you a prosperous New Year, but one in which the political class further lose their grip on both reality and the country.
With all best wishes for 2012,
Nigel Farage MEP,
Leader UKIP
Friday, 23 December 2011
Cost of EU goes to MP debate
Wednesday, 21st December 2011
A plan by the UKIP to force the Government to carry out a cost/benefit analysis of Britain's EU membership has been sent to the Commons.
UKIP peer Lord Pearson saw his European Union Membership (Economic Implications) Bill agreed by the House of Lords, meaning it will go to MPs to consider.
Before being picked up in the Commons, an MP will have to sponsor the Bill - but a Party spokesman said UKIP was "very confident" an MP could be found.
Following the third reading vote, Lord Pearson said: "For far too long the Government has simply maintained that the benefits of membership are so overwhelmingly obvious that such an analysis would be a waste of time and money.
"The people of Britain are no longer prepared to accept this. All great debates require knowledge, and there is no greater debate than the future governance of this country.
"It is in the interests of every single one of us that this ongoing debate is conducted from a position of knowledge rather than in a cloud of ignorance, obfuscation and dishonesty.
"My Bill provides for an independent panel, comprising of people from across the spectrum of opinion, to weigh up the evidence.
"We must know what the costs, and what the benefits, really are. This debate is long overdue."
Lord Pearson's Bill is unlikely to become law unless it wins Government support.
A plan by the UKIP to force the Government to carry out a cost/benefit analysis of Britain's EU membership has been sent to the Commons.
UKIP peer Lord Pearson saw his European Union Membership (Economic Implications) Bill agreed by the House of Lords, meaning it will go to MPs to consider.
Before being picked up in the Commons, an MP will have to sponsor the Bill - but a Party spokesman said UKIP was "very confident" an MP could be found.
Following the third reading vote, Lord Pearson said: "For far too long the Government has simply maintained that the benefits of membership are so overwhelmingly obvious that such an analysis would be a waste of time and money.
"The people of Britain are no longer prepared to accept this. All great debates require knowledge, and there is no greater debate than the future governance of this country.
"It is in the interests of every single one of us that this ongoing debate is conducted from a position of knowledge rather than in a cloud of ignorance, obfuscation and dishonesty.
"My Bill provides for an independent panel, comprising of people from across the spectrum of opinion, to weigh up the evidence.
"We must know what the costs, and what the benefits, really are. This debate is long overdue."
Lord Pearson's Bill is unlikely to become law unless it wins Government support.
Saturday, 19 November 2011
Euro-MPs attack UK coastguard cuts
(UKPA) – 1 day ago
British and French Socialist Euro-MPs have joined forces to attack UK Government cuts to the coastguard service.
"UK ships will now have to rely on the French to come to the rescue if they get into trouble in the waters of the Channel," said Brian Simpson MEP, chairman of the European Parliament's transport committee. "This is further proof, if ever we needed it, that the UK Government's cuts are going too far and it's a sorry state of affairs.
"The British have been able to ensure safety of stricken vessels at sea in our coastal waters in one way or another for many hundreds of years, and this is a sad day for British pride as we now abandon the English Channel and cut coastguard services around the rest of the British coast."
French MEP for North-West of France Estelle Grelier said: "It is unfair for the British Government to expect their work to now be financed by the French national budget. Privatising the UK coastguard service clearly undermines its efficiency."
Four British tugs were withdrawn from service in the Dover Straits - one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world - at the end of September. One of their main tasks was to get any stricken vessels, many carrying oil and chemical waste, out of the shipping channels and to safety to avoid an environmental disaster.
Security in the area is now financed by France, with Britain able to pay for the use of the service in an emergency.
Calls for the creation of an EU Coastguard have been opposed by Ukip. Derek Clarke, Ukip MEP, said: "The British Government must scupper this idea immediately. The EU has already taken control of our fisheries and they now wish to float a proposal to take over control of our coastguard."
He also criticised the reduction in UK coastguard services, saying: "The coalition Government has already decided to close eight British coastguard stations to leave the total number of open centres at eleven - a dangerous move for the safety of our fishermen."
A Department for Transport spokesman said the towing service arrangements involving tugs was not the best way of using taxpayers' money - and the Government is now adapting co-ordination of coastguard rescues to ensure a "resilient" coastguard service for the future.
"The primary function of these towing vessels is to assist other ships which have experienced problems." he said. "Frontline rescues are carried out by volunteer coastguards, the search and rescue service and other rescue providers. We do not believe this towing service represents a correct use of taxpayers' money, and that ship salvage should be a commercial matter between a ship's operator and the salvor."
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British and French Socialist Euro-MPs have joined forces to attack UK Government cuts to the coastguard service.
"UK ships will now have to rely on the French to come to the rescue if they get into trouble in the waters of the Channel," said Brian Simpson MEP, chairman of the European Parliament's transport committee. "This is further proof, if ever we needed it, that the UK Government's cuts are going too far and it's a sorry state of affairs.
"The British have been able to ensure safety of stricken vessels at sea in our coastal waters in one way or another for many hundreds of years, and this is a sad day for British pride as we now abandon the English Channel and cut coastguard services around the rest of the British coast."
French MEP for North-West of France Estelle Grelier said: "It is unfair for the British Government to expect their work to now be financed by the French national budget. Privatising the UK coastguard service clearly undermines its efficiency."
Four British tugs were withdrawn from service in the Dover Straits - one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world - at the end of September. One of their main tasks was to get any stricken vessels, many carrying oil and chemical waste, out of the shipping channels and to safety to avoid an environmental disaster.
Security in the area is now financed by France, with Britain able to pay for the use of the service in an emergency.
Calls for the creation of an EU Coastguard have been opposed by Ukip. Derek Clarke, Ukip MEP, said: "The British Government must scupper this idea immediately. The EU has already taken control of our fisheries and they now wish to float a proposal to take over control of our coastguard."
He also criticised the reduction in UK coastguard services, saying: "The coalition Government has already decided to close eight British coastguard stations to leave the total number of open centres at eleven - a dangerous move for the safety of our fishermen."
A Department for Transport spokesman said the towing service arrangements involving tugs was not the best way of using taxpayers' money - and the Government is now adapting co-ordination of coastguard rescues to ensure a "resilient" coastguard service for the future.
"The primary function of these towing vessels is to assist other ships which have experienced problems." he said. "Frontline rescues are carried out by volunteer coastguards, the search and rescue service and other rescue providers. We do not believe this towing service represents a correct use of taxpayers' money, and that ship salvage should be a commercial matter between a ship's operator and the salvor."
Copyright © 2011 The Press Association. All rights reserved.
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* Euro-MPs attack UK coastguard cuts
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Sunday, 23 October 2011
Some truths about the EU…
Britain is deeper in debt than an ANY time in its history and yet we're borrowing MORE money to pay for the EU. In fact the EU is now costing Britain £45 million a day!
The £300 billion paid to date would pay for thousands of doctors, nurses, teachers, hospitals and schools. Without the EU, tuition fees could be scrapped, VAT slashed, immigration could be controlled.
Here are some common myths and truths about the EU...
'The EU is good for the economy'
THE TRUTH: It costs us around £45 million a day to be part of the vast European bureaucracy, yet the benefits are hard to define and especially hard to justify when we're already deep in debt. We're borrowing money to pay for the EU. And with 70% of our laws now made in Brussels, we’re being strangled by red tape. And we’re bailing out the Eurozone, even though we aren’t in the Euro.
The £300 billion paid to date would pay for thousands of doctors, nurses, teachers, hospitals and schools. Without the EU, tuition fees could be scrapped, VAT slashed, immigration could be controlled.
Here are some common myths and truths about the EU...
'The EU is good for the economy'
THE TRUTH: It costs us around £45 million a day to be part of the vast European bureaucracy, yet the benefits are hard to define and especially hard to justify when we're already deep in debt. We're borrowing money to pay for the EU. And with 70% of our laws now made in Brussels, we’re being strangled by red tape. And we’re bailing out the Eurozone, even though we aren’t in the Euro.
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