Campaign for an Independent Britain

jp · 22-09-2006, 03:37 PM

I received an unsolicited email from these people. Does anybody know about them?

http://www.cibhq.co.uk/

MarkR · 22-09-2006, 03:40 PM

Yup. Been a member for ages.
Cross party pro-independence group.
Amazed you haven't heard of them.

mkpdavies · 22-09-2006, 03:44 PM

Quote:

National Officers
President Sir Richard Body

Vice Presidents Leolin Price QC, Sir Teddy Taylor, Nigel Spearing

Chairman Lord Stoddart of Swindon (Profile)

Vice Chairmen Lord Pearson of Rannoch, Colin Bullen, Stuart Notholt, George West

Hon. Secretary Sir Robin Williams Bt

Hon. Treasurer John Harrison

Press Officer Stuart Gulleford MIPR

Chairman of Area Planning Committee George West

Chairman of Campaigning Secretariat Colin Bullen

Says it all really.

mkpdavies · 22-09-2006, 03:48 PM

I guess thie is the mail you got?

Quote:

Dear Mr Davies.

THE FIGHT IS ON TO PROTECT VITAL SERVICES Two issues of great importance to local communities have been hitting the headlines recently - the threat of hospital closures and of the reduction in the number of post offices, especially in rural areas. Both these issues have a European dimension - a fact which, naturally, our politicians would prefer was kept from the public eye. Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs) - which many people believe are a back door route to the privatization of the NHS - are a process forced upon us by EU tendering laws under the so-called 'single market'. The horrendous cost of EU membership - even without the current Government's surrendering of the UK rebate - in any case reduces the amount available for spending on domestic services. Meanwhile, the EU has created a 'universal postal service' which lays down the tariffs and regulations under which national postal services - including our own Royal Mail - are required to operate. And there's precious little the UK government can do about it: another power handed needlessly over to Brussels. Campaign for an Independent Britain has recently published a new leaflet outlining the connection between NHS cuts and European expenditure. I hope you will be able to use this leaflet in local demonstrations and events against hospital closures and other cuts to essential services. Please visit http://www.eurosceptic.org.uk/tuc for more information on how you can order and use this leaflet. For details of the EU connection to postal services, please visit http://www.eurosceptic.org.uk/campaign/c05s1.html A 'thank you' to all those who took part in the 'email the Treasury' virtual demonstration mentioned in my last e-newsletter. The Treasury got so many emails that their server crashed several times during the day! Lastly, if you haven't already done so, please consider joining our campaign! There are details at our website, http://www.cibhq.co.uk.

We need your support! Thank you LORD STODDART OF SWINDONChairman, Campaign for an Independent Britain ==================

USEFUL LINKS Campaign for an Independent Britain: http://www.cibhq.co.ukCampaigning website: http://www.eurosceptic.org.uk/campaignGeneral facts about Britain and the EU: http://www.eurosceptic.org.uk Postal services campaign: http://www.eurosceptic.org.uk/campaign/ c05s1.htmlNHS information and leaflet order line: http://www.eurosceptic.org.uk/ tuc To UNSUBSCRIBE from further mailings, please send an email with the single word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line to: info@eurosceptic.org.uk CIB Head Office 81 Ashmole Street London SW8 1NF Tel: 020 8340 0314 Fax: 020 7582 7021 Email: info@cibhq.co.uk

jp · 22-09-2006, 04:39 PM

yes thats the one.

Do they have any connection to BOO?

mkpdavies · 22-09-2006, 04:40 PM

No, I don't think they do, though they probably support it.

I'm pretty sure this comes from the "virtual march" they talk about above.

chikrodah · 22-09-2006, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mkpdavies

National Officers
...

Press Officer Stuart Gulleford MIPR

...

Would that be Stuart Gulleford erstwhile advisor to Jeffrey Titford and UKIP Website Co-ordinator, by any chance?

Has he got a copy of the UKIP database as well?

BTW, I got the same unsolicited email. :roll:

jp · 22-09-2006, 04:58 PM

Is this yet another example of the fragmentation of the anti - EU political effort?

One Londoner · 22-09-2006, 05:33 PM

I don't want to rain on anybody's parade, but what has the EU got to do with post office closures?

I have done some research on this, and as far as I can determine, urban closures are down to the PO cutting costs and rural closures are because levels of business are now so low (loss of benefits payments, stamp sales, TV licencing etc). that the PO cannot find people willing to keep many rural sub-offices open. It has nothing to do with EU postal directives, which affect Royal Mail, not Post Office Counters - two entirely separate businesses.

C_steam · 22-09-2006, 05:59 PM

Yeah - I got it too. I have formally requested they release the details of who provided my personal information to them.

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jp Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,000	Campaign for an Independent Britain I received an unsolicited email from these people. Does anybody know about them? http://www.cibhq.co.uk/

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mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 30,832 Party: Libertarian Party	No, I don't think they do, though they probably support it. I'm pretty sure this comes from the "virtual march" they talk about above. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

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22-09-2006, 03:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
MarkR Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Cumbria Posts: 143	Yup. Been a member for ages. Cross party pro-independence group. Amazed you haven't heard of them.

22-09-2006, 04:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
jp Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,000	yes thats the one. Do they have any connection to BOO?

22-09-2006, 04:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
jp Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,000	Is this yet another example of the fragmentation of the anti - EU political effort?

22-09-2006, 05:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
One Londoner Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London Posts: 468	I don't want to rain on anybody's parade, but what has the EU got to do with post office closures? I have done some research on this, and as far as I can determine, urban closures are down to the PO cutting costs and rural closures are because levels of business are now so low (loss of benefits payments, stamp sales, TV licencing etc). that the PO cannot find people willing to keep many rural sub-offices open. It has nothing to do with EU postal directives, which affect Royal Mail, not Post Office Counters - two entirely separate businesses.

22-09-2006, 05:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
C_steam Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Paddling up 5hit creek..... Posts: 7,704	Yeah - I got it too. I have formally requested they release the details of who provided my personal information to them.