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Yesterday I attended the Yorkshire & Humber Conservative
Policy Forum Conference 2016, an interesting and entertaining event for which I
thank the organisers most sincerely.
In a varied programme, "The Europe Question" panel
discussion was the highlight. It was
stimulating to hear the articulate Philip Davies MP win all the arguments and a
poll of delegates revealed an 84% vote in favour of leaving.
What was dispiriting and disappointing was the forlorn
argument advanced by the "remain" contingent, Timothy Kirkhope MEP
and Graham Postles from the National Council of the CPF, who could not bring
themselves to admit that the so-called renegotiation changes absolutely
nothing. Neither could they explain why it is, within the EU, we are denied the
basic tools of nationhood and will be forever more if we vote to remain. Indeed, to borrow from Andy Borowitz, listening
to the Remain camp destroys my faith in the theory of evolution!
Steven Bell, Vice President of Conservatives for Britain, further
disappointed by vigorously defending the Prime Minister's integrity and
praising his tireless efforts to secure a deal.
Many see it differently. The
Bloomberg speech promised "fundamental and far-reaching change" and that prospect kept us in the party quiet
for 3 years. But when it came to negotiation,
David Cameron made it clear at the outset that he would campaign to stay in,
regardless of the outcome. This completely compromised his negotiating
position. He did not ask for fundamental
change; his demands were scarcely worth fighting for, as the other 27 Nations
well knew and he returned with nothing, as expected. Far from showing integrity, the Prime
Minister is taking us for fools and his macho antics of staying up all night to
negotiate fail to conceal his lack of substance in the first place.
Happily, Janet Daley, despite her punctuation, has he finger
on the pulse as usual:
"So if you are happy with
things as they are, vote to Remain; if you aren't, vote to Leave, whereupon you
will either get something better or you won't, but if you don't you will at least
be out of the collapsing European conflagration that is happening before our
eyes."
I was helping to canvass yesterday and we asked the R question. People were planning to remain because of the 'unknown'. So I think the leave campaign needs to come up with some specifics benefits and how we can renegotiate trade deals.All the remain camp are saying that our trade,migration & security will deteriorate.
ReplyDeleteWhile people might be inclined to vote remain today, what matters is what they do on June 23rd. The PM & remain camps arguments are getting sillier by the day. Yesterday it was socks that will be dearer if we leave. What a pathetic way to campaign. The PM has sadly revealed his true self as a slippery & dishonest politician & I believe by June 23rd people will not only be sick of project fear but have seen through it. Vote Leave.
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