Dr Lee Rotherham
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For the past 15 years, Conservative MEPs have been shackled to a political
group that does not share their beliefs - the centrist and corporatist
European Peoples Party. That body is strongly in favour of an
"ever-closer union" and the gradual establishment of an EU
superstate - anathema to true Conservatives
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An EU whistleblower vindicated; calamitous mistakes by British ministers
that threaten to land farmers with major bills; railway companies receiving
CAP grants; and the tale of the pampered sheep. Dr Lee Rotherham for the
Bruges Group takes the reader on a whistlestop tour of the latest European
Court of Auditors Report
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Two years ago the Bruges Group predicted the path of the EU treaty and
warned of the consequences of railroading integration on Britain. Now the
Bruges Group looks at what will happen next. And how Britain can finally
resolve the EU question and become a good neighbour to the continent, rather
than being an overcharged lodger
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Exposing the implications of the renamed EU Constitution
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In the face of questions on the future Conservative alliance in Brussels,
the Bruges Group today
proclaims its vocal support for a rapid and determined Conservative withdrawal
from the European
Peoples' Party
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It is two years since Tony Blair promised a referendum on the EU
Constitution. The Prime Minister said in Parliament of the EU Constitution,
“Then let the people have the final say”. Surely this principle applies
equally to the Constitution’s contents if implemented piecemeal as to the
document in its entirety? So before the Prime Minister stands down from
office, he must keep at least one of his pledges and give us that say
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The Conservative alliance with the European People’s Party has become a hot
topic and a major debating point at all levels of the Party, from the
prospective leaders to the very grassroots. MEPs themselves have been throwing
accusations and counterclaims around via their extensive email lists of party
activists. But who is right? This short paper by the Bruges Group lays bare
the facts behind the Conservative Party's association with the EPP. The
paper uncovers for the first time key details about how the Party finds itself
today still with the group, and reveals the true behind-the-scenes story of a
Eurosceptic alliance that almost was, and still even now is very much on the
cards. Far from being a minor issue, the creation of a key new alliance will
strengthen the hand of those on the continent who oppose their nation sinking
into a federal EU
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An analysis of the terms of a renegotiated British membership of the
European Union with a Foreword by Lord Tebbit
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This week Britain's Olympic heroes celebrated their success by holding
up the traffic in London, but the European Commission is making sport an issue
that is no longer the preserve of the nation-state
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Billions are being spent in the EU's battle for the hearts and minds of
Europe's citizens.
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Arguments used in favour of EMU have always tended to express issues in
broad terms, with very few specifics. They are based on idealism and economic
ignorance, using lightweight arguments to mask what is really a purely
political project. They are easily countered.
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The future of the NHS is an emotive political subject. In this paper, which
has a foreword by Tim Yeo MP, Dr Lee Rotherham details how the future of the
NHS will be directed at an EU level. This is traced through successive
treaties, legal cases and in the Constitutional Treaty. The Constitution
appears set to carry further threats in its Charter of Fundamental Rights. In
short, this paper demonstrates that the EU Constitution establishes this key
public service as an area which national governments will no longer be able to
control: a bombshell that Labour supporters have yet to discover.
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The close of the European Convention
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Bruges Group Associate Members question David Heathcoat-Amory MP on the
Convention on the Future of Europe
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The Conservative Shadow Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries sets out a
tough line on the absolute need to bring our waters back under national
control.
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New Labour role over again
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A score of prominent Conservative politicians reveal their blueprint for a
democratic EU. This statement is from; 1) The Earl of Onslow 2) the Earl of
Liverpool 3) the Rt Hon. Lord Tebbit of Chingford, CH 4) the Rt Hon. the Lord
Hanson 5) Lord Blake 6) Lord Pearson of Rannoch 7) the Rt Hon. John Redwood,
MP 8) Sir Teddy Taylor, MP 9) Andrew Rosindell, MP 10) Angela Watkinson, MP
11) John Wilkinson, MP 12) Murdo Fraser, MSP 13) Alun Cairns, AM 14) David
Davies, AM 15) David I. Jones, AM 16) Roger Helmer, MEP 17) Sir Richard Body
18) Christopher Gill (Chairman, Freedom Association) 19) Cllr Robert Oulds
(Director, the Bruges Group) and 20) Dr Lee Rotherham.
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The Brussels federalists stitch-up the Youth Convention
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‘Federalist Thought Control: The Brussels Propaganda Machine’, exposes that
the European Union is spending at least €250m on subsidising pro-EU groups and
campaigns with the intention of manipulating public opinion to support the
integrationist vision of Europe. The consequence of this will be to subvert
fair and democratic debate as to whether or not Britain adopts the Euro.
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The delegates at the Convention seem less than willing to be there
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