Enough already!

I no longer have any doubt that Britain must withdraw now from the political and economic fiasco that is the European Union.

In June 1975, when I voted in the referendum organised by the Wilson government, the question asked in the referendum was simple: `Do you think that the United Kingdom should stay in the European Community (the Common Market)?’ A simple Yes or No answer was required.

Note the titles. European Community referred to the European Economic Community or EEC as it was then called. Colloquially it was known as the “Common Market” for that was how it was sold to us. We were told by the Heath government (which had re-opened negotiations after the French had withdrawn their objections to UK membership) that it was to be an association of countries with the common aim of freeing up and expanding trade between member nations. There was no mention of Union or Federation, there was no talk of a constitution or of a separate parliament that would have the power to interfere with our sovereign right to govern ourselves, there was no talk about a separate currency although it was acknowledged that a common ‘scrip’ would be required for trading purposes – a notional currency that would have no impact on member countries individual currencies.

For a detailed summary of events at that time link to http://www.vernoncoleman.com/howthebritishmedia.htm

Mr Coleman’s detail of events and background is accurate particularly in the manner in which the British press and TV, for reasons best known to the moguls who ran these biased mouthpieces, climbed on board to strengthen the lies that the Heath Government were pushing to hide the truth from British people prior to signing up to the EEC and again in the run up to the Wilson referendum. Any suggestion of what was really intended was suppressed with the result that the majority of people missed the warnings that were being voiced by some pretty influential people from all political persuasions as well as, indirectly, the monarchy.

When the referendum was over 17.3 million had voted `yes’ and 8.4 million had voted `no’.

Would the British people have voted the same way had they known what was to be 35 years later?  I very much doubt it.  We were lied to, bamboozled and conned.   With that as a simple statement of fact there is no legal or constitutional reason why we cannot withdraw now, without conditions and without paying another pound into EU coffers.

Many would argue that positive action is the only way to save Britain from the ultimate disaster that awaits us if we continue any further with this EU madness. They would wish to see major disruption, civil disobedience, riot and mayhem as the only way to force the issues resolution.

I disagree. Those who would preside over the final destruction of the Britain we have known for thousands of years will use any ploy to prove that attempts to escape the EU’s talons are being manipulated by ‘dark forces’ from within. Organised and disruptive action will suit their purposes admirably.

No. What has to happen must be clearly seen as a spontanious reaction by individual British citizens whose only aim is to save their nation from annihalation. In other words we need ‘people power’.

People power will stop this nonsense but it has to clearly seen to be just that – individual citizens expressing their democratic right to say ‘NO’!. There must be no taint of political party backing. There must be no sign of purposeful organisation – no fiery speeches and rabble-rousing. Individual British people of all ages, backgrounds, socio/political and religious beliefs must go to London and stand quietly and peacefully in the square outside Westminster with a sign saying “I WANT MY REFERENDUM – NOW!” and do this every day until our current masters keep their promise and give the British people an opportunity to answer a similar question to that which we were asked 35 years ago…

‘Do you think the United Kingdom should stay in the European Union?’ A simple Yes or No answer is required.

Maybe only a hundred or so will turn up at first. Maybe that will swell to a thousand the week after. As the days pass maybe tens or even hundreds of thousands of British people will block the roads and bridges around Westminster, each one quiet, peaceful and holding a sign saying “I WANT MY REFERENDUM – NOW!”

And this time the press might try to make some amends for their shameful actions 35 years ago by supporting the effort.

Then let us see what the British people really want when the vote is counted.

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