What we were fobbed off with 39 years ago? Harold Wilson pledge to renegotiate Britain’s membership of the EEC when he won the second of two general elections held in 1974. A deal was secured at the Head of Government […]
A Speech by John Harrison FCA, FCCA, Honorary Treasurer of The Campaign for an Independent Britain in Derby, 11th July 2014 Introduction The European project was always a political project. The economic side was the cover for gradually creating a […]
While David Cameron’s cabinet reshuffle has resulted a a foreign secretary who is somewhat more eurosceptic than his predecessor, it is still very unlikely that, in the event of a Conservative victory in next year’s General Election, the Prime Minister […]
Never heard of him. Who is he? This would have been most people’s reaction to the news that David Cameron has nominated Lord Jonathan Hill as the next UK Commissioner. In other member states, candidates include former foreign ministers, finance […]
Three years ago, it looked like Greece would have to leave the Euro. The country was bust and had to be bailed out by the European Central Bank (ECB), the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission (the so-called “Troika”) […]
When David Cameron first published his seven-point “wish list” which was to form the basis of his renegotiations of the terms of British membership of the EU if he wins the General Election next year, the fourth of the seven […]
