Category Archives: 1975

1975 – a more serious & intelligent debate and not a focus group in sight.

Posted on 22/06/2016 by Grahame Pigney

By Yasmin Ali, a member of one of the SY2E – Remain in the EU groups. Our politics today has become like our financial services, dependent on algorithms, number-crunching, and, crucially, bare faced misselling. PPI politics, cynical and shoddy. Sub-prime … Continue reading →

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Europe: Project Hope 2 – The EU’s greatest achievements are under threat

Posted on 10/06/2016 by Grahame Pigney

By Hector MacDonald a member of one of the SY2E – Remain in the EU groups. The EU does not get everything right, and now its greatest achievements are under threat. Many complaints about the EU are justified.  Its administrators … Continue reading →

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From 1975 to 2016 – plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose – Why is Leaving better now?

Posted on 11/02/2016 by Grahame Pigney
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“Leave/No” campaign confirms that the 1975 EC (Common Market) WAS a political union

Posted on 30/01/2016 by Grahame Pigney

As confirmed by the official 1975 “No” campaign leaflet Frequently EUphobes insist that in 1975 the UK public was deceived about whether the European Community was a political union or not. We know that Harold Wilson made it quite clear … Continue reading →

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What the No campaign said in the 1975 Referendum leaflet.

Posted on 29/01/2016 by Grahame Pigney

1975 Referendum NO campaign leaflet

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What the Yes campaign said in the 1975 Referendum leaflet.

Posted on 28/01/2016 by Grahame Pigney

1975 Referendum YES campaign leaflet

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