Exposé of Daniel Hannan’s “Ten reasons to leave the EU”
Tory MEP Daniel Hannan, writing in yesterday’s Telegraph, has laid out what he claims are “Ten reasons to leave the EU”. LFF examines them point-by-point.
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Tory backbencher wants vote on 1957 Euro Treaty
Climate-denying Conservative MP Douglas Carswell has tabled a bill demanding a referendum on the 1957 Treaty or Rome – the founding treaty of the European Union
Britain and France push through EU aid deal but anger remains at lack of urgency
Good news from Brussels but activists still unhappy at the slow pace of negotiations.
Copenhagen praise for PM but EU still showing “an overwhelming lack of ambition”
Gordon Brown praised by delegates at the Copenhagen summit, but European Union still has more to do.
New Tory EU split as Grieve outflanks Hannan as sceptic
Today’s Daily Mail scare story exposes a new EU Tory split with Shadow Justice Secretary Dominic Grieve outflanking Daniel Hannan as a eurosceptic.
Outrage at Griffin’s Copenhagen role about four months too late
The media overlooked Nick Griffin’s appointment to the European Parliament’s environment committee in July – a story picked up by Left Foot Forward.
Farage smears Ashton as being in the pocket of “enemies of the West”
UKIP leader Nigel Farage this week launched an outrageous attack on the integrity of new EU High Commissioner Baroness Ashton, implying links with Communists.
Net A8 migration down 88 per cent
Net migration from Estonia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia fell 88 per cent from the previous year, to just 9,000.
UKIP MEP threatens to silence press over fraud investigation
UKIP MEP Mike Nattrass is threatening to take the Sunday Times to court over claims he is being investigated by OLAF, the European anti-fraud police.
Truth behind TaxPayers’ Alliance’s EU attack ad
From tomorrow, the TaxPayers’ Alliance will broadcast a completely fictitious advert on the costs of the European Union in cinema halls up and down the country.