The final push – some useful tips and general comment

This could be the week for which many of us have longed and campaigned for years – the moment when the “Brexit door” will finally swing open! Of course, a “leave” vote will only be the start of a process to disentangle us from the EU, but it would still be the occasion for a great celebration after all the hard work so many of us have put in – sometimes stretching back over many years.

The polls suggest that things are very tight. We seemed to be on a roll last week, but the tragic murder of Jo Cox seems to have slowed our momentum as campaigning was almost completely stopped when the news was announced – and rightly so. However, the worst possible result would be a narrow win for “remain” driven by a mixture of an emotional response to the actions  of a madman and a fear campaign that would still leave the fundamental issue of our dissatisfaction with the EU unresolved.

This must not happen for our country’s sake and it is apparent is that there are still undecided voters out there who can and must be won over. Many of them are still ignorant of the nature of the European project and I have received many comments that the “headline” campaign featuring prominent politicians has done little to inform them.

This does present us with a great opportunity. A poll published by the Sun a couple of weeks ago found that people were four more time more likely to trust a stranger than a politician to tell them the truth about the EU.  We, as ordinary people, can make a real difference and indeed are doing so. Support for leave among the Roman Catholic community in Northern Ireland is rising, although it is unlikely that either this group or Scotland  will deliver an overall “leave” vote.

London has also been something of a stronghold for Remain, but a new “London for Leave” group has been working behind the scenes to sin support in our Capital. You can watch a short video produced by the group here and an event is planned in Soho tomorrow. If you are able to support it, please contact Ayumi for details.

Brexit the Movie continues to attract viewings, with over 1,380,000 to date.  Its left-of-centre counterpart Lexit the Movie is also receiving a lot of hits considering it was only launched a few days ago.

For anyone looking to provide their friends with a balanced view giving both sides of the argument, James Bacon’s helpful website is a very useful resource. James does support leaving the EU, but reached his decision after much patient analysis of the pros and cons. You will find none of the hot-headed claim and counter-claim that has put so many people off the whole debate.

Our final leaflets have been mailed out now. You are still welcome to download and print pdfs from our leaflets page and we will are also offering two window posters (large and small) which you can print off.

A couple of final tips:- Don’t forget to circulate your freinds and colleagues by e-mail and to update your Facebook pages, etc. explainig why we should leave the EU. I have been surprised by the positive response to an e-mail I sent out to  some old friends over the weekend.  As mentioned above, there are undecided voters out there and you can help them decide to leave.

Also, it is worth contating your local “leave” group to see if you can help with transporting voters with limited mobility to their local polling station on Thursday.  To reiterate, every vote counts!

This evening, the final weekly e-mail will be sent before the referendum. We  will post further articles to the website in the coming days, but hopefully, the next weekly e-mail will include a celebration of a great victory, won by ordinary people against the odds.

Finally, you may enjoy the poem below, sent by one of our supporters:-