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People's Pledge is a new, all-party campaign to secure an The Democracy Movement is enthusiastically backing this exciting new initiative to finally force the political class to give the British people a say on whether we wish to be ruled by those we elect to Westminster - or by the unaccountable institutions of the European Union. Much
more than merely a petition, the campaign's unique strategy sets it
apart from all other referendum campaigns and gives it the greatest
chance of success. The
number of people signing in each constituency will be displayed on the
campaign's website, and this
unique feature will pile the pressure on MPs by enabling them to see
exactly the strength of local feeling for the right to have a say on
the EU. Ultimately,
the aim is to demonstrate to anti-referendum MPs, particularly those
in the most marginal seats, that their jobs are on the line if they
don't decide to support an in-out EU vote and to generate competition
between candidates for the pro-referendum 'block vote'.
DM
campaign demands cuts to spending on the EU Every day Britain pays £20.8 million more to the EU than we receive back in grants and subsidies. That's £7.6 billion (net) being given to the EU this year alone, at a time when public services are being cut and taxes increased in order to pay off Britain's debts. In a recent speech, our new Prime Minister, David Cameron, described the task of cutting Britain's "massive deficit and our growing debt" as "the most urgent issue facing Britain today". As
a result, the coalition government's first Budget announced that VAT
will rise to 20% from January 2011 and that almost all government departments
face spending cuts of up to 40%. Worse, the EU will continue to enjoy spending huge sums of public money from Britain despite auditors repeatedly questioning the "legality and regularity" of large areas of the EU's accounts and regular reports of waste and fraud. That's why the DM and the TaxPayers' Alliance have teamed up to launch a new campaign. If public services face severe cuts, it is only fair that the billions we hand over to the EU should also be cut ...
The Democracy Movement is a non-party pressure group to defend liberal democracy in Britain and across Europe. We believe that this is being fundamentally undermined by the single currency, the EU Constitution / Lisbon Treaty, and the drive to create a Brussels-based system of government in which all major decisions are taken at the EU centre by undemocratic institutions.
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