Everything to play for

Look at Blair’s record as Prime Minister and you’ll see that he did everything possible to try and ensure that the U.K. remained permanently ‘a part’ (province, state, Member State …) of the European Union. As someone trained in constitutional law, I consider the U.K. no different from a Florida or Colorado in the United States or an Ontario or Quebec in Canada. The U.K. is at the lower level in a two-part federal system of government, Brussels being the upper level. The charade of “28 sovereign countries bound by a treaty” goes on because of course Brits wouldn’t be very happy with the concept of their country being turned into one part fo a larger country. The people of two of the E.U. provinces (Netherlands and France) plainly let it be known that they wanted no part in d’Estaing’s E.U. Constitution, and what happened. The elites in Brussels came back with the Reform Treaty changes to the Treaty on European Union. Anyone who read the Reform Treaty could plainly see it incorporated all of the changes of the 2005 E.U. Constituion. Blair promised a referendum on the 2005 E.U. Constitution, but Brown denied one on the Reform (later called Lisbon) Treaty. But, back to Blair. In 2000 he gave Scotland measured self-government, knowing that would create problems for future U.K. governments attempting to withdraw from the E.U. Nothing like making provinces of an E.U. province to put a thorn in the side of those who wanted the U.K. back as a country. Blair didn’t stop there. He divided the U.K. into 8 regional governments – thanfully all now gone. Blair undermined all of the historic institutions. The Law Lords became a new Supreme Court. Worse, in 2000 on orders of his barrister wife he had the U.K. become part of the European Convention of Human Rights — the guarantee of a right-to-stay of those desperate to remain in the U.K. after arriving under trucks. The present U.K. Border Control is a total farce. Free movement between the E.U. provinces means that Border Control in the U.K. does no more than check entrants to the E.U. from outside the E.U. — in the same way that Miami Airport officers only check those flying in from outside the U.S., not those flying in from Cincinnati. The U.K. no more has its own control of its border than does Florida. Blair did much to try and lock the U.K. in as an E.U. province forever. Unfortunately for him, he is a hated man for many reasons beyond his actions on E.U. integration. So the more he pipes up, the better it helps those who want the U.K. to return to being an independent self-governing country. Keep it up, Tony. Keep it up!!

Dear John

I repeat that the reason many people are un-decided about the EU is because they do not believe it affects them personally. We must convince them that the EU, is costing each and every one of us money to be in the EU. Nearly £1,000/annum for taxpayers to pay the EU’s membership fee and on average £650/annum for every household to pay for the EU’s CAP and VAT. This should of course have the green taxes added to it which I will try and establish.

I am concerned that there appears to be NO proper plan of action to fight this campaign and hope that the OUT parties will get together and co-ordinate their plans to fight this campaign in the most effective way.

Regards
Jerry

70% undecided is far too large a number after all this time.

One major problem is the current politicisation of the issue, with many voters tending to group themselves along party lines of which only UKIP is firmly for OUT. Farage is correct that a NO campaign needs more than UKIP.

What we need now urgently is a cross-party high profile campaign headed up by a trusted national figure capable of delivering a memorable and unanswerable message without any hint of deception or talking down to the people (one good reason for ruling out a politician). That person will need a strong media-savvy team behind him, and the organisational skills necessary to mobilise an army of volunteers at just the right moment to do the doorstep work when the vote is called. And there is also of course a need for cash, because the EU will not hesitate to pour in huge sums of our own money to keep us in.

Any suggestions?

The best thing that can happen is for Mr Blair to take a prominent role in the Yes Camp. A more reviled person I cannot think of, which is why I doubt if they will let him anywhere near it.
As I said before, the No Camp must take the argument beyond the economic argument alone. The ECHR, the Micromanagement of our lives, the Power of the European Feminist Movement and The LGBT Road Map, which is working its way into our schools, plus the loss of control of our Borders, should all be a part of a Total Argument. We can not expect help or truth from the British Media, who all take money for promoting the EU, so the fight will be that much harder.
Books on the Propaganda war are many, but most point to causing fear as the main weapon. Implant fear over how loss of jobs, freedom, parental rights, keeping criminals out, and etc., will come about by staying in. When people minds starts to spin and go into a fugue state, implant the auto suggestion that being out will remove these worries, then push the vision of New Britain. Because that is sure as hell what the Yes Brigade will do in reverse. Cultural Hypnosis is around and with us, in the press, on a daily basis. If we don’t use those tactics, they sure as hell will.

An intriguing discussion is worth comment.
I think that you ought to publish more on this subject matter,
it might not be a taboo matter but typically people don’t talk
about such issues. To the next! Many thanks!!