Further to my previous post, a vote to leave the EU, based on the hope that this will enable us to control our borders and stop immigration from eastern Europe, will have disastrous consequences for our democracy ( Read more... )

Why are the Remain Campaign not making a major issue of the Brexiters most effective but false argument - control of immigration?

The main reason the Brexit campaign is making progress is because they are convincing people that leaving the EU would give us control of our borders and allow us to exclude east European immigrants. It will do no such ( Read more... )

The letter below was sent yesterday to the East Anglian Times ( Read more... )

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This is copy pasted from a bit of an email received today. Please sign the petition and spread the word ( Read more... )

This treaty is being negotiated in secret between the EU and USA and amounts to a complete corporate takeover and an end to effective democracy. This link is the best explanation of the problems with it that I have found so far:

http://ttip2014.eu/blog-detail/blog/id-30-reasons-why-greens-oppose-ttip.htmlI note that 38 Degrees have also started a ( Read more... )

While looking at other questions being suggested to put to Ed Davey (see previous post) I came across this link to the Earth Charter. It deserves to be more widely known and taught in schools.

The Avaaz organisation, usually associated with big petitions for good causes, has arranged a meeting with Secretary of State for Climate Change Ed Davey, and is collecting questions to put to him. Thousands are being suggested so I don't suppose mine will be selected to put to him, but for what it's worth it is ( Read more... )

I just received the following email from Greenpeace. I've signed - will you ( Read more... )

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