A THOUGHT-PROVOKING booklet launched to spell

out why and how Britain should leave the EU has

been causing a stir amongst politicians and the

national media.

Enjoying high-profile endorsements, ‘Positive Vision’

is the work of Eurosceptic Tory MEP David Campbell Bannerman.

As well as dispelling many of the myths used by

the EU to justify our continued membership of the

Union, it maps out the benefits and mechanism

we could use to get out of the EU, a view

supported by two thirds of Tory supporters

(YouGov poll 8.2011).

At this time when the EU crisis is barely off the front

pages and the Prime Minister rightfully announced

a Euro Referendum, Positive Vision is perfectly

timed, to set out what Britain could be like, free of

the chains of the European Union.

David said: “We have heard a lot of horror stories

about what would happen if we left the EU, I

thought it was about time people heard about the

positive side; the freedoms and benefits that it would bring.

“Things like the freedom to control our borders, freedom to spend

the money – the £50 million a day we currently pay to the EU – on

the UK instead, freedom to negotiate better international trade

deals, and the freedom to deregulate the costly mass of 100,000

EU laws that bog down our economic recovery.

“And who would object to our regaining the freedom to restore

our great customs and traditions? The point is: this is what most

Conservatives want. Let’s not leave it to UKIP”

Flying off the shelves

Following a glowing endorsement of the booklet by Daily Mail

journalist, Simon Heffer, Mr Campbell Bannerman has been

inundated with requests for copies from politicians of all levels

and many constituents at a series of members’ meetings and

events across the Eastern Counties.

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If you recognise the impact

that the EU has on our lives,

and want to keep up with the

growing debate about the

future of our relationship with

the Union, request or download

your FREE copy of David’s

ground breaking Positive Vision

booklet.

To download a digital version,

please follow the links at

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As part of his ongoing commitment to his constituents, David took a

very active part in the local election campaigns, being seen across the

region, as well as helping in Boris Johnson’s successful re-election

efforts.

He said: “Local elections and hardworking local councillors are the

bedrock of our Conservative Party. I thought it essential to try and help as

much as I could across the East of England, and to help counteract UKIP with

my message that it is better to fight from within the Conservative Party

rather than to support UKIP, which is a pressure group and not a proper

political party.”

“We have many very high quality Councillors and candidates, and it was a

pleasure to meet so many of them on my travels around the region.

“Whilst as a party of Government we were bound to suffer losses, it was

heartening to meet so many activists that, like I do, want to help improve

the lives of local people and show such dedication to our shared cause.”

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In his regular column for the

Mail newspaper, Mr Heffer

said of David’s publication:

“His thesis deserves to be

studied carefully. Firstly we

need to break out of the

mindset that anyone who

tries to make the case for

Britain leaving the EU is

mad – or, to judge from the

contempt in which such a

view is treated on certain

BBC programmes –

downright evil.

“Mr Campbell Bannerman’s

strongest argument is that

there would be no economic

downside to our departure.

As the EU sells more to us

than we do to it, it would be

very much in its interests to

enact a free trade

agreement with us were we

to leave.”

David added: “It was very

encouraging to receive such

endorsements as this, and

since then thousands of

copies have been circulated.

I’m also pleased to say that I

gave Prime Minister a copy.

“It is heartening to see that

the debate over our

relationship with the EU is

now gathering such pace,

and it seems an In/Out

Referendum is now closer

than ever.

I am very happy that my

study seems to be playing a

high profile role in these

discussions.”

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Recently the EU introduced plans for an EU ‘Citizens

Initiative’ that clearly demonstrated we have been lied

to about our EU membership. David made it clear that

the Valean report, that accompanied the

Initiative announcement, wanted to

harmonise tax, social security, state

benefits, pensions and even divorce laws

right across the EU. In his speech to the

EU, David asked: “What has this to do

with trade or the common market? It is about plans to

make a single EU state.”

The EU always tries to blur issues. On a report on

human rights, Eastern Labour MEP Richard Howitt

trumpeted the human rights of travellers and openly

supported the human rights of those illegally camped

at Dale Farm. David Campbell Bannerman asked where

the respect was of the human rights of the people of

Crays Hill who had to put up with illegal pitches for 10

years? He said: “I believe in balance, we need to respect

human rights but also the rule of law.”

As your Conservative MEP, David voted against a report

recommending Iceland join the EU and made it clear in

a speech in March, saying: “Iceland would be mad to

join the EU – it would lose one of its biggest industries,

that of fishing.

“They would be mad to also join the Euro, and lose the

flexibility of its independent currency. If only Greece had

an independent currency that it could devalue and

recover?” David has latterly visited Iceland to hear first

hand of how this nation benefits from being

independent and self-governing.

In his committees, International Trade and Security &

Defence, David Campbell Bannerman often has

opportunities to question Commissioners and EU

representatives. Back in December, David quizzed the

Executive Director of the European Defence Agency on

the amount of times Baroness Ashton (the EU’s High

Representative) had visited the European Defence

agency. Shockingly, the Director could not say how many

times Ashton had visited or even at all, despite her being

head of the EDA.

In the International Trade Committee he called for free

trade agreements with Argentina to be suspended as

their campaign against the Falkland Islands escalated to

the point of boarding fishing boats and showing ever

more aggression. David added: “The Falklands were

claimed 233 years before Argentina even existed!”

Although it’s been a very busy time for David, he

remains committed to speaking out over issues that

affect local constituents, and would like to hear if there

are any issues you think he should raise. He said: “Please

contact me with any issues you think need to be

discussed at European level, I will be only too pleased to

help you.”

One way you can let David know what is important to

you is to complete and return the survey on page four.

Your Voice in Brussels:David votes and speaks up for you

In what has been a busy year so far in the European Parliament, with their constant

attempts to ignore reality and continue their path to ever closer union, David has

spoken out on many matters that affect our country, our party and our counties.

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Question seven

Priority From 1 to 5 (with one being very high

priority and five being very low priority, how

important are the following issues to you?

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Question one:

If we stay in the EU, how likely do you think it will be

for any British Government to renegotiate the

following areas of EU competence? (on a scale of 1 to

5 with 1 being very unlikely and 5 being very likely)

Working Time rules

Common Agricultural Policy

Common Fisheries Policy

The UK Rebate

Border and Immigration Policy?

Question two:

Please number 1 to 3 with one being your top

preference and three being your least preferable.

In terms of our relationship with the EU is concerned,

should we:

Stay in

Renegotiate

Leave?

Question three (tick one box only):

If we can’t renegotiate, should we stay in or leave?

Stay in

Leave?

Question four (tick one box only):

What do you think is more likely,

Staying in

Renegotiating

Leaving?

Question five

What do you like most about the EU?

Question six

What do you dislike most about the EU?

I would would not like to be kept informed of David’s actions on my behalf.

the economy

immigration

crime

health

foreign affairs

energy costs

fuel costs

culture and traditions

the EU

welfare benefits

housing

public transport

education

the environment

the arts

sport

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