Without co-operation none of the minor parties can ever make a significant breakthrough in National Politics. They need to merge and grow and become a party for the electorate to believe in.
It is important to state that we believe in a Europe of free trade, co-operation and support. We should have good relations with all our European colleagues. What we do not believe in is an unelected bureaucracy removing our Sovereign powers by stealth with the ultimate aim of creating a European Superstate.
The Problems
The first thing it is necessary to say about Britain’s membership of the European Union (E.U.) is that it is highly controversial and in complete opposition to the Bill of Rights 1689 and the supplementary Act of Settlement 1701, both of which stem from the Magna Carta, but also stating the rights of the people in the case of a dictatorial Monarch.
These documents quite clearly state that for a Monarch or Government to surrender power to another Nation, Leader… or Potentate (which aptly describes the EU), is an Act of Treason, unless as the result of losing a war - which we have not done since 1066.
There are those who are passionately convinced that becoming a member of the E.U. was a serious mistake. These people point to the high cost of membership, and the fact that we are losing control of our ability to run our own affairs. They point to the ever-increasing regulation, the number of Euro-regulations - especially in business - and claim that this makes us less competitive. Even many of those originally involved in the 1975 Common Market “Yes” vote have since had a change of mind, having first hand experience of the expanding treachery within.
Others are equally passionately convinced that our membership of the EU has been good for Britain. They say that we need to be part of a large single market and claim that the EU has kept the peace for over 60 years after two World Wars. They say that to leave the EU would be madness since - they argue - if we left the EU we would become a marginalised island, adrift off the coast of a successful Europe.
Whichever school of thought you follow, neither can deny the fact that for a Monarch or Member of Parliament to go ahead and further bond us into the EU, is against the law of this land and in direct opposition to the Oaths that they have sworn when taking office. It is Treason.
The Key FactsHere are some key facts about our relationship with Europe that the Popular Alliance takes into account in formulating our policies:
The cost estimates differ widely. The Bruges group estimate £50 billion and Civitas £40 billion per annum, which is a massive 20% discrepancy, but we do accept that the estimates run into billions of pounds in hidden costs and until the EU is properly audited, it is impossible to say where so much of our taxes are sent. At least £15 Billion per annum (£41 million pounds a day, or perhaps £58 million per day whilst the Euro currency rallies against the pound) is in direct payments from the UK treasury into Europe. That figure increased by around £2 billion in 2007 as a result of Tony Blair giving in to pressure from other EU leaders, to give away some of Britain’s ‘rebate’, as negotiated by Margaret Thatcher in the early 1980s.
As more and more poorer countries join - Bulgaria and Romania joined on 1st Jan 2007 - the extent to which Britain subsidises less well-off nations increases year by year, whilst investment in our own infrastructure suffers. The Bruges Group recently released figures that our gross contribution to the EU amounts to £158 million every day (prior to the Euro rallying against the pound), accounting for lost contracts and uncompetitive production, held back by red tape that many other EU nations ignore.
Again, estimates from between 20-40% of our payments into the EU, are then re-invested back into our economy. Under such terms, it cannot be denied that we are being bled dry as by these figures, a maximum £94 million is lost every day.
Loss of controlThe EU is removing our ability to govern ourselves democratically and make our own decisions about our future. Unelected and unaccountable Commissioners make decisions in the EU. Only they can initiate laws. The European Parliament has no powers whatsoever. The Commission can overturn its recommendations. Even the government admits that over 50% of our laws are now made in Brussels. The true figure is probably well over 70%, which flies directly in the face of our Bill of Rights 1689.
The E.U. wants a European Constitution despite its rejection by the French and Dutch in referendums and in the face of strong opposition to it in the UK. If adopted, it would mean still more power being transferred from Britain to the unelected Euro Commissioners.
Public Opinion
Public opinion in Britain - and elsewhere in Europe - is steadily becoming more and more ‘euro sceptic’. There is now strong opposition to Britain giving up the pound and joining the euro - about 4 to 1 against. That is because Britons have seen that the adoption of the ‘one-size-fits-all’ euro has made life more difficult for the EU economies. Germany has around 5 million unemployed; France around 3 million. They are not able to allow their currencies to ‘float’ up and down as economic circumstances vary, nor can they vary their bank interest rates, as this is controlled by the European Central Bank. Ireland, Italy & Greece all desperately need to lower their interest rates as the Credit Crunch bites, but they are now controlled by Brussels and cannot make such moves to protect their economies. Reports suggest that Italy is such a mess that it is defaulting on its EU subscriptions. Once in the Euro all our gold reserves (our monetary safety net, though Gordon Brown has already sold most of this) would be transferred to the European Central Bank, therefore this country would be completely encased in the Euro with no safety net.
Public opinion is also running strongly against a European Constitution - about 3 to 1 against. Despite Tony Blair’s categorical promise in 2004 that the British people should have a referendum, we have not been allowed one yet. The subsequent Lisbon Treaty that has been ratified by Gordon Brown but turned down by referendum in Ireland is, on its own "a void act," in that it is a collection of updates to the failed EU Constitution. Surely they would need to ratify the Constitution before they can ratify updates to it ? Our "Right to Petition the Monarch" as listed in Bill Of Rights 1689, have been denied us by Gordon Brown, despite his party being voted into power on the promise of a referendum. In the role of the Administrator, he is acting in Administrative Lawlessness, which is perhaps, a polite description of a Dictator, although as he is controlled by Brussels, the term Dictator by Proxy is more apt. This is a terrible state of affairs for our nation. We presently have an unelected Prime Minister controlled by an unelected Potentate in Brussels.
On our membership of the EU – opinion is now evenly split. In 1975, two years after we joined the then Common Market (European Communities Act 1972), the British people decided by 2 to 1, in a referendum, to stay in the Common Market. It is now widely known that the British people were tricked into that vote by false assurances that it was ‘only a trading agreement’ and that - according to the late Sir Edward Heath: ‘there will be no loss of essential national sovereignty.’ No one in Britain under the age of 52 has ever had the chance to vote on whether we should stay in the EU. It now transpires that there was a plot even then, to see Brussels govern Europe within 30 years and several secret letters from that time are now in circulation, with copies held by Popular Alliance. As Mr Heath’s private secretary, Douglas Hurd is wholly incriminated alongside many others of that government and since.
Could we survive and prosper outside the EU ?
Those who insist that we must stay in the EU play on our natural fears as to what might happen if we left the EU. They claim we would become ‘isolated’ and ‘marginalised’ and that our economy would suffer.The Popular Alliance believes that Britain would prosper outside the EU and here are some of our reasons for saying this:
i) We would immediately save the £15 billion annual subs, plus the billions in hidden costs it currently costs us to be EU members. ii) We are the fourth largest economy in the world iii) The foundation of our wealth and prosperity is our capacity for hard work, our trading skills, our inventiveness and innovation, and our free society where people have freedom of thought and belief and are able to profit from risk-taking and enterprise. Being members of the EU does not improve any of this; rather, it imposes unnecessary regulation and makes us less competitive. Our factories and farms are closing daily as they cannot compete in a European market where only Britain is resolutely sticking to the endless regulations that render our output uncompetitive. iv) Those countries in Europe, which have remained outside the EU have been highly successful, independent and neutral.Switzerland is prosperous and they exert international influence by hosting many world organisations, such as the International Red Cross. Independent Norway also plays a big part in international affairs, has a surplus of £70 billion and has kept control of its oil reserves in the North Sea and its own fishing grounds (the Conservatives recklessly gave ours away in 1972), and has not had to subsidise the poorer countries of the EU. Even tiny Iceland, whose population is just over 300,000, prospered, before their banking fiasco took hold. v) Perhaps most important of all, our trade would not suffer in the least if we left the EU. It stands to reason that if we left the EU, the other EU countries would still want to sell us all their goods and we would want to sell to them. It is not necessary to be in the EU to trade with its member countries as we are constantly told, "that we live in a "Global" market." vi) 70% of imports come into Britain while only 25% of trade leaves Britain hence a large trade deficit in EU favour. Much of our trade goods go to Holland where they are re-registered as “EU Produce,” thus taking away our expertise identity.
The European Convention on Human Rights
The European Human Rights Convention and the 1998 Human Rights Act were meant to safeguard the human rights of individual, and prevent unfair and arbitrary treatment by the state.
However, since then - and especially since the 1998 Human Rights Act came in, we have seen the Human Rights Act abused by, for example, murderers wanting the right to vote, terrorists with criminal records in their own countries pleading the right to stay in this country, and travellers seeking the right to break our sensible planning laws. It is open season in the world of solicitors, as many get rich off state funding, intended to be used for the good of our nation.
The Human Rights brigade has brought the entire Human Rights Convention into disrepute. Being at the mercy of the often strange decisions of European Court judges creates massive uncertainty in our laws.
Other EU nations have turned a blind eye to the fact that refugees should take refuge in the first free land that they enter. Daily truckloads of illegal immigrants arrive in the UK from Eastern Europe, Albania, North Africa and Asia, claiming asylum and social benefits, having already travelled through most of Europe.
Our solutions
1. Legally - A referendum on our EU membership, if court action fails.
Our solution to the ‘Europe question’ is very simple. Firstly, we call for our Government and Monarch to enforce the Bill of Rights 1689 and Act of Settlement 1701. If they refuse, then we shall pursue ways of bringing them to justice. Those in law who stand in the way of these moves will be guilty of Misprision of Treason and those in power who interfere will be breaching the Constitution Reform Act 2005. All political parties that have had their own MEPs will be investigated for either Treason, Sponsoring Treason or in the least, Sedition at Common Law. Euro-sceptic parties with MEPs that have failed to report Treason and would be therefore investigated for Misprision of Treason.
With Popular Alliance having several ex-military members, it pains us to suggest it, however The Monarch is most probably Deceived In Her Grant by the Privy Council and therefore In Breach of Her Oath (Coronation Oath 1707). The role of Ministry for Justice will be removed; the rule of law already exists and therefore does not require political interference.
Economically, we also believe that the disadvantages of remaining in the EU far outweigh its benefits. For that reason, we want Britain to obtain an orderly ‘divorce’ from the EU. Were legal proceedings to fail, we would put this issue to the British people in a referendum - in line with our general policy of trusting the British people, not politicians, to take the key decisions about our future as nation by allowing - indeed encouraging - referendums on key issues, maintaining their legal right to Petition The Monarch in matters of national importance.
We believe that this simple question should be put to the British people: "Should Britain remain in the European Union ?Yes / No "
The last referendum in 1975 was unfair. The government of the day lied about the powers that would be given away to undemocratic EU institutions and they poured money and influence into getting a ‘Yes’ vote.
We are confident that once all the arguments and facts about our EU membership are set before the British people and discussed by them, that they would vote to leave the EU, but we would respect the referendum result, whatever it was.
2. The euro currency and the European Constitution/Lisbon Treaty
In line with the vast majority of the British people, the Popular Alliance does not believe that there will ever be a case for us giving up the pound, and we oppose the proposed European Constitution, which would take still more powers away from our government.
3. The European Parliament
The European Parliament is an expensive talking shop that has no real powers. Its MEPs claim inflated allowances. It is irrelevant to discuss it further, as our Bill of Rights cannot accept laws and statutes made by an outside power.The Popular Alliance would not stand candidates for any EU post as we believe that the EU has no legal jurisdiction upon our shores. Our history and Rule of Law supports that notion.
4. The European Convention on Human Rights
We would repeal the 1998 Human Rights Act, which has not worked. We would withdraw from those parts of the European Convention on Human Rights, which are not working. For example, we do not accept that the ‘right to family life’, with which we agree, entitles travelling people to tear up and flout our planning laws. Nor do we accept that murderers have the right to cast a vote in elections. We say they have forfeited that right.
We believe very strongly in genuine human rights, like the right to freedom of belief, thought and speech, the right to jury trial, and the right not to be detained for more than a day (or 7 days in the case of serious offence) without being brought before a Court. These are the kinds of human rights that the Popular Alliance will protect. The Popular Alliance will at all times give priority to protecting the human rights of the law-abiding majority in this country.
Our key objectives in Europe:
a) To govern ourselves - once again - by our own Parliament in Westminster b) To co-operate with our friends in Europe to maintain peace and prosperity - but not to be coerced by them c) To replace the Treaties on EU with free trade agreements with other EU countries. d) To secure an agreement with the EU for Britain similar to the ones Norway and Switzerland have. They are not full members but have ‘associated’ status. They have free trade agreements with the EU and only have to comply with a minimum number of EU regulations, paying a modest fee for their association. Neither Norway nor Switzerland belongs to the Common Agricultural Policy or the Common Fisheries Policy. e) We would once again be free to run our own farming policy and we would recover our international entitlement to a 200-mile fishing limit. f) We will pursue all those who have connived to merge us further politically with Brussels, encourage our courts to seize their assets and invest them for the good of our independent nation.
5. European & International Agreements
Popular Alliance does believe that some standards set across Europe are of worth and we promote the need for an organised approach towards some European trade matters, as we have agreements with other nations that we trade with, however very clear lines must be written, agreed and kept to.
The BSEN standard, which superseded the British Standard has been useful, in allowing a harmonisation and standardisation of products and specifications to be traded, whilst maintaining safe and durable practices. In many ways, the BSEN standard has seen most countries across Europe benefit from our own high standards of product safety, and yet many products that do not meet these basic requirements are still traded here and in Europe, therefore we would tighten things up in this area.
We believe that BSEN ratings should become closer aligned to the American product rating and safety standards (eg, UL & CE ratings), which would further enhance the international trading prospects of such products, with less time and money spent on obtaining endless overlapping approvals, that are sometimes a lower standard than those required here.
On a daily, visible basis, we would like to see our British passports not include the EU links and our car number plates should not bear an illegal flag above the words GB, The Union Flag/Jack should accompany the words GB. Countless office blocks and councils fly the EU flag for no other reasons that a representation of being taxed and regulated by them.
