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Bill Cash MP
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In November 1992 26 Conservative Members of Parliament defied the
government
on the Paving Vote for the Maastricht Treaty. Maastricht provided the
framework for
European government and the establishment of the eurozone. Those who defied
their
own government set-out the dangers that Maastricht posed for this country and
the
rest of Europe; the full implications of which are being played out today.
Tragically the
division was lost by only three votes. This was one of the most important
votes in the
House of Commons in the twentieth century.
We believe that celebrating the original fight to save the democratic
nation-state will
encourage politicians and opinion formers to demand an end to the damage done
by the
EU to our economy and our democracy
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Britain’s democracy and sovereign independence, as well as our economic
wellbeing, have been grievously wounded by the UK’s membership of the European
Union. And according to many experts the Government’s EU Bill, contrary to
what has been claimed for it, at best does little to address this and may
actually weaken Parliamentary Sovereignty. To explore this the Bruges Group
instituted this meeting to discuss the important issues of Parliament, the EU
and National Sovereignty. The speakers were Bill Cash MP, Chairman of the
European Scrutiny Committee, and Peter Oborne, columnist for The Daily
Telegraph and author of The Rise of Political Lying and The Triumph of the
Political Class
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Bill Cash MP, Lord Pearson of Rannoch, and John Hayes MP speak on the
campaign against the Lisbon Treaty, its progress through Parliament and why
there must be a referendum on the revived and renamed EU Constitution
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Founder President: The Rt Hon. the Baroness Thatcher of
Kesteven, LG, OM, FRS
President: The Rt Hon. the Lord Tebbit of Chingford, CH,
PC
Vice-President: The Rt Hon. the Lord Lamont of Lerwick,
Chairman: Barry Legg
Director: Robert Oulds MA, Head of
Research: Dr Helen Szamuely, Washington D.C.
Representative: John O'Sullivan CBE
Founder Chairman: Lord Harris of High Cross,
Former Chairmen: Dr Brian Hindley, Dr Martin Holmes &
Professor Kenneth Minogue
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