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I dont know about you but I find letter writing quite effect, as do many of our members.

I would ask the admin of this board would it be possible to create a sub category for people who have written letters about different topics to local papers. We could have say different sub categories for different topics that way people can get to letters which they can use themselves for the various topics.

I find some letters contain various useful resources from which we can shot down the opposition.

Here are only a few of my Letters that have been published :-


Title : EU CLAIM THAT BRITIAN SHOULD RECEIVE LESS EU SUBSIDY

According to data released on 7th September, Britain receives less money in subsidies from Brussels than any other country in the European Union in proportion to gross domestic product.

Almost two decades after joining, Spain was still receiving 20.4pc of the EU's entire €90 billion budget, split evenly between farm payments and regional aid for the poorer provinces.

However our own British officials are saying the figures are massaged to disguise the full scale of British contributions, insisting that our net payments in 2003 were in fact closer to €3.8 billion. Nearly three times what the EU are quoting.
They accuse Brussels of deliberately leaving out a whole set of extra payments that boost the overall burden on British taxpayers. These include customs duties from ships and aircraft using British ports.
"Every time a ship docks or a plane lands in Britain, we pay duty to Brussels. But for whatever reason, they like to bury it," one official has claimed.
According to EU’s own figures our net contribution is roughly 1.8 Billion yet Michaele Schreyer, the European Union Budget Commissioner said only days ago that the EU was cheap at the price. Earlier this summer she demanded an end to the UK rebate, saying British taxpayers should pay most towards the EU's trillion euro budget.

Considering the amount of money we pay to Europe I wonder If these commissioners are as keen to recoup some of the billions in unpaid fines from countries such as France.

If we aren’t to receive any EU funding then isn’t is best, as UKIP suggest, to leave the European Union altogether? Isn’t £34 Million a week or more a little expensive for the privilege of waving a European Flag at the next Olympics?

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EURO FACTS


Your Letter Writer “pro-Euro” on “Euro Facts” 25th October must have blurred vision claiming that the introduction of the Euro hasn’t pushed up prices in EU states.

The Italian Prime Minister himself , Silvio Berlusconi, has blamed the euro for pushing up prices. Prices have risen in 77 percent of shops and services, according to a report by consumer association Altroconsumo and the average family is nearly £500 a year worse off. Here in the UK it could easily be as much as £1900 a year.

French consumer association, the UFC, has calculated that an average shopping basket for a French family costs 10 percent more after the changeover. Research by the IFAV consumer research group has revealed that between June 2001 and February 2002, prises rose on 10,000 different products.
A study by the Spanish newspaper El Pais has compared prices for a basket of 60 goods varying from meat to vegetables to bottles of detergent from December 2001 to December 2002. In December 2001, the basket cost €170.44 but in December 2002, the same basket bought at the same supermarket cost €201.12, a rise of over 18 percent after the introduction of the Euro.
In Germany a recent Bundesbank study admits that following the euro changeover, “in the service sector, prices were regularly and often strongly pushed up” (20 January 2004).

In Portugal the government has also been forced to raise VAT from 17 percent to 19 percent and has postponed a proposed cut in corporate taxes designed to boost the economy. Civil service recruitment has been frozen and more than 70 state bodies have been closed or merged.

In Holland a study by the Eu body Eurostat showed that 94 percent of Dutch people think that prices have gone up since the introduction of euro notes and coins.

In Greece, fruit and vegetables have been increased by as much as 95 percent since the launch of the euro, according to a survey released by the Greek government.

In Finland a poll of 1,007 Finns conducted for the Finnish finance ministry in June 2002 found that 73 percent of Finns attribute price rises to the currency switch.

These aren’t figures taken from informal conversations but real hard facts.

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EU AGREEMENT FORCES POST OFFICE CLOSURES AND LOSS OF 30,000 JOBS


In my humbled opinion we are all being hoodwinked,

The so called "modernisation programme" currently being enforced throughout the Royal mail seems to be part of a response or reaction to the agreement between member states on 29th of October 1998.It would appear that the "Modernisation" is actually the result of the agreement of the UK post office to become part of a European "LIBERALISED" postal service.The only difference is in the UK there are very few people who seems to be aware of it

Belgium has already suffered the same fate :-

http://www.eiro.eurofound.ie/2000/03...E0003305N.html

http://www.eiro.eurofound.ie/2002/02...E0202304N.html

"The social partners, within the framework of Joint Committee on Postal Services, drafted a framework agreement on the promotion of employment in the sector. The text was agreed at a meeting of the Joint Committee on 26 March 1998 with the support of the European-level trade union federations and of the employers from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and the UK. The official signing of the text took place in connection with a conference of the Joint Committee on 29 October 1998."

http://www.eiro.eurofound.ie/1998/12...U9812136F.html


This agreement has caused unrest in Belgium because rather than securing the employment of current staff the modernisation and liberalisation programme has actually cut jobs through enforced legislation which requires the postal service to "modernise" Therefore making much of a mockery of its aims to promote employment.

In the text all EU member states are forced to :-

" be ready for the liberalised European Union market for postal services by 2005"

The enforcement of this agreement is causing the loss of jobs and is in fact part of the current modernisation programme,

http://www.eiro.eurofound.ie/2003/10...K0310103N.html

"However the Royal Mail welcomed the 'common sense result' of the ballot, and now appears to be in a position to press ahead with its controversial modernisation strategy which involves ending the second daily postal delivery and cutting a total of 30,000 jobs, 16,000 of which have gone already"

In the interest of a pan European postal policy it would appear we are closing down post offices and withdrawing those convenient services which serve the most unfortunate and vulnerable of our population.

I am not oppose to progress, but when the infirm, disabled and elderly are deprived of a service which they truly rely upon then it is totally despicable. The 14 or so post offices which are being closed down in my area serve many who are totally reliant upon that service. Many in those areas in which the smaller post office are going serve those very people who need them the most.

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COUNCIL TAX PAYERS MONEY USED TO ILLEGALLY FUND PROMOTION OF REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES.


It is interesting to note that under Paragraph 19 of the Code of Practice for The local Government 1986 reads:

"Legitimate concern is caused by the use of public resources for some forms of campaigns which are designed to have a persuasive effect. Local authorities should not use public funds to mount publicity campaigns whose primary purpose is to persuade the public to hold a particular view on a question of policy."

So we would ask in light of the NO Vote for a North East Regional Assembly, why council tax funds are still being used to pay toward the NORTH WEST Regional Assembly (NWRA).We would also like to ask has any of the council tax payers monies which we at UKIP estimate to be over £100,000 , that has been used to promote a “yes vote” for the NWRA, been clawed back.If not why? Council are ultimately responsible for this dire misuse of public monies whichever councillors made the descisions to fund this should resign immediately or be sacked for misuse of public office.

I don’t suppose the council tax paying public will get an answer because it is interesting to note that all the former powers allowing the audit commission to force payback of monies, were actually removed from them, incidentally enough, around the same time the NWRA and other regional assemblies came INTO phpbb_being. Doesn’t anyone else find this strikingly coincidental?

Having spoke to the audit commission they can only prevent future payments but not "legally force" repayment of past subscriptions. So I would suggest that people who are against the idea of council tax payers money funding and unelected regional assembly write to the audit commission stating that they don’t agree to the use of public funds supporting a political entity.

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TITLE EU CONSTITUTION

With reference to Gary Titley MEPs Comments (Letters 17th November)

Thankfully, for now one is able to express ones view's without being suddenly arrested or demonised by the thought police. The issues I raise are NOT because I work within the ivory towers of an expensive Brussels’s office partially funded at the expense of council taxpayers.

Neither am I associated with the Conservative Party but in any case my political views are exactly that, mine and not positions on which I can be dictated to by the likes of those who cant be bothered to even listen to their electorate.

Is it really that “cynical” to be concerned about the future running of our country when Article 10 of the draft EU constitution states “EU law takes primacy over national law”? Knowing full well, the Queen, in giving royal assent to any Act purporting to bind Britain to the EU Constitution places her in breach of her coronation oath, in turn robbing the House of Commons of its ultimate authority to override EU laws.

Consider Mr Titley's comments, in one breath he states, “if the EU constitution question was put to a referendum, then they (the public) would be drastically reducing the powers of this country’s democratically elected MPs”, in another he says, “a no vote in a referendum would change nothing”, is the man confused? Or is Mr Titley saying that the democratic rights of MPs & MEPs have already superseded the democratic rights of the electorate and in “doing anything” would our MPs truly ignore a public NO vote and allow Mr Blair to sign us up anyway? .

It has already been proven amongst the majority of those polled that people want a referendum (Daily Mail 89%/ICM 88%/YouGov Polls 75%). This is genuine and honest democracy, something UK “EU CITIZENS" will lose whilst we jangle those EUROS anxiously awaiting the result of the next political Eurovision song contest.

Has Mr Titley actually read the draft EU constitution? On LAW, "member states shall facilitate the achievement of the union's tasks and refrain from any action which could jeopardise [them]". On TAX, "The union shall adopt measures to ensure the co-ordination of economic policies of member states". On DEFENCE, "Member states shall actively and unreservedly support the union's common foreign and security policy in a spirit of loyalty and mutual solidarity". There is more, yet Mr Titley falsely claims, "I" will say and do anything to get us out of Europe. Mr Titley has already proved in “saying anything” on Europe he contradicts himself.

In a democracy, within the law I am free to do as I please, but I will say only this; when the current elected MPs and MEPs freely spout contradictory statements that detract us from the truth, is it any wonder we have voter apathy and that we have to practically frogmarch the public down to the polling stations? The public need true representation they do not need dictating to. Remember Mr Titley, the public voted you in not the other way around.

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RESPONSE TO TONY BLAIRS LAUNCH OF WEBSITE ww.bigconversation.org


I see that Mr Blair et al have launched a website for the public to have their say.

www.bigconversation.org.uk Is an attempt to acknowledge the publics view. I believe this “Acknowledgement” to be a ploy, used only to decide how to promote any future election campaign. Listening is something Mr Blair performs quite well but taking action for those he has supposedly listened to, he has already proven, to be an entirely different matter.

The electorate need be made aware of the facts rather than being fed mis-represented “45-minute” type claims. Big conversations? It is cynical, when speaking on tuition fees; Mr Blair refuses to listen to his own party. How can we expect him to listen to us minnows?

There are many “big conversations” the public are already sick of having with the government. Do they really want us to regurgitate it all in electronic format? . We have a massive problem with asylum so much so our system has buckled under the strain. Violent crime has risen yet we have been waiting 7 years for it to fall. Out of 272 Towns and cities Bolton was 7th in the list for most likeliest place to be burgled. Council tax rises to astronomical levels whilst we suffer reduced public services and MP’s are awarded pay rises ten times that of inflation.

We have been instructed by Europe on how to run our postal services which has eventually, “through modernisation”, led to the closing of our much needed sub post offices. Our water bills are to rise 71% to fund European Directives. Our government want to put a toxic waste in our water because Europe tells us there is no other way we can dispose of it. We see £6.6Billion of EU taxpayer’s money disappear, a trick even Houdini would have been proud of.

All the while, us taxpayers, since 1997 have been funding unelected Regional Assemblies that prance around promoting themselves as if Europe was already a done deal. The UK sticks to EU rules whilst other countries abandon theirs and fail to pay their dues. Meanwhile we are dictated to with no real authority to challenge it except in a minority capacity whilst our national identity is continually eroded. How much does all this cost us? £15 million day a lot of money that could be better spent on the UKs public services.

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mkpdavies

This is a good idea! There is a media clippings group that you get added to when you join the official yahoo group for members only, but it can't hurt to have one here too!

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Intbel

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Intbel have you tried the Kent Messenger?

They have over 1 million distribution every week!

I have done some work for them in the past so I do have some contacts there. if you need them..

BTW all I always sign my own letters UKIP and would always do so as my local branch press officer.

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Sheila

One of the things I mentioned in the section where we introduce ourselves was that I am concerned that people get their facts straight.

Part of the reason for this is that if one uses as the basis for an argument something that turns out not to be true, or only partly true, it throws doubt on the whole discussion.

Part P of the Building Regulations is a case in point. They do not stem from EU directives. There are no EU directives on electrical wiring.

There is a European Standard (not at all the same thing) which covers the physical attributes of the wiring itself (including the colours), and this standard has been incorporated INTO phpbb_Part P. Everything else, including the registration and certification of electrical work, is UK legislation.