Author Archives: Robert Pigney

What the Quitters are Scared to tell you: The UK cannot be forced to join the Euro

The UK’s opt-out from the single currency appears in Protocol 15 to the Treaties. Point 1 reads: 1. Unless the United Kingdom notifies the Council that it intends to adopt the euro, it shall be under no obligation to do … Continue reading

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What the Quitters are Scared to tell you: The EU can’t impose tax rules or rates on the UK

While VAT is sometimes depicted as if it is imposed by the EU upon the UK, in fact the UK has consented to all VAT laws, since law-making in this area is subject to unanimity. The rule currently appears in … Continue reading

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What the Quitters are Scared to tell you: The UK has a Veto on the EU removing the UK rebate

The rebate is set out in the EU’s Own Resources Decision. This does not (as some suggest) have an expiry date (other Member States’ rebates will expire in 2020, but the UK rebate, and the law as a whole, will … Continue reading

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What the Quitters are Scared to tell you: The UK has a Veto on new members joining

The rules on accession of a new Member State are set out in Article 49 TEU, as follows: Any European State which respects the values referred to in Article 2 and is committed to promoting them may apply to become … Continue reading

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Churchill Quotes – Europe, United States of Europe, EU, EEC, Sovereignty

Hard as it is to say now. I look forward to a United States of Europe, in which the barriers between the nations will be greatly minimised and unrestricted travel will be possible. Winston S. Churchill – Writing to Anthony Eden after … Continue reading

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I urge the British voter not to fall into this Brexit trap – Democracy

By John Tilt, a member of one of the SY2E – Remain in the EU groups. We need to eschew all this false information about the EU being undemocratic! Under the influence of bigots like Boris Johnson, Farage, and IDS … Continue reading

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I fear Brexit will be like the French revolution.

I am afraid, and in fact almost sure that the referendum campaign is more about the common man venting his frustration about the world than it is about choosing what is best for us or those who will come after … Continue reading

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Leave Campaign still peddling £350 million lie.

I’ve never seen so much dough in all my life. But never forget – no matter how much dough they have here, it’s nothing like the dough we are sending to Brussels every day: £50 quids worth, £350m a week … Continue reading

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