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Wednesday, October 06, 2004
Tories try to steal UKIP thunder
Given the fear by UKIP’s resolution to stand against any candidate regardless of their EUsceptic stance, the Conservative Party are making some rather EUsceptic noises of their own. We get the scare stories of a vote for UKIP ensuring a federalist government. I hope people have seen enough rhetoric from the Cons to realise that this is just hot air and that the party is EU federalist to it’s very core.
>From the Conservative Party manifesto, 1983
“We shall continue both to oppose petty acts of Brussels bureaucracy and to
seek the removal of unnecessary restrictions on the free movement of goods
and services between member states, with proper safeguards to guarantee fair
competition. “>From the Conservative Party manifesto 1987
“Being good Europeans does not prevent us from standing up for British
interests...We will continue to work for strict controls on the Community
Budget......We will also continue to work with our European partners to
defend our own trading interests and press for freer trade among all
nations......while safeguarding our essential national interests”>From the Conservative Party manifesto 1992
“We will resist Commission initiatives which run counter to the principle
that issues should be dealt with on a national basis wherever possible....We
will insist on more effective control over Community spending and will
resist pressure to extend Community competence to new areas.”>From the Conservative Party manifesto 1997
“The government has a positive vision for the European Union as a
partnership of nations. We want to be in Europe but not run by Europe”>From the Conservative Party manifesto 2001
“The guiding principle of Conservative policy towards the European Union is
to be in Europe, but not run by Europe.”Michael Howard Conference speech, 2004
“The Tories would not hamper EU countries wanting to integrate so long as
Britain was allowed to “bring powers back from Brussels”, getting out of the
social chapter and common fisheries policy.”Which just goes to prove that you can’t trust the Tories on Europe.
Best etc,
Mark Croucher
UKIP National Press Officer
Let’s have no more of this nonsense that the Tories will resist further integration, that they will renegotiate treaties. It will not happen.