Kyrenia, Cyprus still illegally occupied Forty Years on

This weekend I am visiting the exiled Municipality of Kyrenia whom earlier this year I hosted in the European Parliament. (Please see attached video) next month marks the 40th anniversary of the illegal Turkish invasion. Which displaced the Greek Cypriot community. Disturbingly more than 1100 families still do not know what happened to lived ones who simply disappeared.

I will be writing more about this over the weekend.

YouGov Poll: Majority of Public Distrust Cameron on EU

YouGov Poll: Majority of Public Distrust Cameron on EU.

 

A YouGov Poll released today by the newly formed We Demand A Referendum Party shows the majority of electorate DO NOT have trust in David Cameron to stand up for British interests in the European Union.

The poll reveals that 54% do not have trust compared to 38% that do.

The same YouGov poll also reveals that the gap between those who wish to see an EU Referendum (62%) widening over those who do not (24%). In a YouGov Poll last month the figures for the same question were 56% to 28% respectively.

Worryingly for David Cameron the poll shows that almost three out of four Conservative voters want a Referendum.

The single issue We Demand A Referendum Party held their inaugural conference in London on Friday issued an ultimatum to the Prime Minister that if he failed to facilitate a In/Out Referendum by 1^st January 2014 they would stand in every region in the next European Elections under the banner ‘We Demand A Referendum’ A YouGov Poll last month showed between 16% and 33% of the electorate would vote for them in June 2014 earning them between 8 and 22 seats.

Party Chairman, Nikki Sinclaire MEP said “These results show there is increasing support from across the political spectrum for an EU Referendum – When will the politicians listen to the people?”

The West Midlands MEP added “The economic crisis has changed the ball game in Europe. Fundamental changes are underway, now is the time to decide once and for all which fork in the road to take.”

YouGov Survey Results
Sample Size: 2083 GB Adults
Fieldwork: 3rd - 4th October 2012
		Voting intention			2010 Vote			Gender		Age				Social grade		Region
	Total	Con	Lab	Lib Dem	Con	Lab	Lib Dem	Male	Female	18-24	25-39	40-59	60+	ABC1	C2DE	London	Rest of South	Midlands / Wales	North	Scotland
Weighted Results	2083	484	694	147	615	508	496	1012	1071	252	531	712	587	1187	896	267	677	446	512	181
Unweighted Sample	2083	532	608	130	689	446	488	1030	1053	117	479	848	639	1397	686	253	733	427	487	183
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Do you think the government should or should not hold a referendum on whether or not Britain remains a member of the European Union?
Should	62	72	58	42	76	61	50	62	61	34	53	67	74	57	68	58	61	64	63	60
Should Not	24	19	29	45	15	28	38	29	19	40	28	21	18	29	19	30	25	22	20	29
Don't know	14	9	13	13	9	11	13	8	20	27	19	11	8	14	14	12	14	14	16	11
How much trust, if any, to you have in David Cameron to stand up for British interests in the European Union.
A great deal of trust	6	20	1	4	13	1	5	6	5	7	7	6	5	8	3	7	8	4	5	6
A fair amount of Trust	32	61	18	54	49	17	38	35	30	31	39	31	29	38	25	35	37	32	26	31
TOTAL GREAT DEAL / FAIR AMOUNT OF TRUST	38	81	19	58	62	18	43	41	35	38	46	37	34	46	28	42	45	36	31	37
Not much trust	30	15	36	33	25	33	35	29	31	32	26	29	35	28	33	36	32	29	30	22
No trust at all	24	1	41	5	9	44	17	27	21	16	17	28	28	19	31	16	18	26	33	27
TOTAL NOT MUCH TRUST / NO TRUST	54	16	77	38	34	77	52	56	52	48	43	57	63	47	64	52	50	55	63	49
Don't Know	7	2	5	3	3	5	5	3	12	14	11	6	2	7	7	6	5	9	7	14

Former Tory MP and UKIP Leader Defects to New Movement

PRESS RELEASE

Former Tory MP and UKIP Leader Defects to New Movement

Roger Knapman Former MP and UKIP Leader

On the eve of the UKIP conference, a former party leader has defected to a new pro-Referendum movement.

Roger Knapman, former Conservative MP for Stroud, lead the parties breakthrough in the 2004 European election where UKIP came third.

His defection to the newly established "We demand a referendum party" was announced on the day when UKIP deputy leader Paul Nuttell admitted that the new grouping was a threat to their own election hopes.

The new party has been founded by high profile MEP Nikki Sinclaire and former Apprentice star Katie Hopkins. 

Roger Knapman was the Conservative MP for Stroud between 1987 to 1997, and PPS to Armed Forces Minister Archie Hamilton between 1990 to 1992 when he resigned over the Maastricht Treaty. He Joined UKIP in 2000, became leader in 2002 until 2006 and was succeeded by Nigel Farage MEP

The ´We Demand a Referendum´ Party has vowed to stand in every seat in the European Elections of 2014 unless David Cameron calls an In/Out referendum by 1 Jan 2014. A YouGov Poll on 4th to 5th Sept´ showed a third of the electorate would or probably would vote for such a single issue party.

Roger Knapman said "Now is the time to force a referendum with our country's continued membership of the European Union. We eurosceptics have won all the arguments. In or Out that is the only question that has to be answered now."

Roger added "I am very happy to give my full support to this initiative, established parties, including UKIP have failed to deliver, and it is time for the People to Demand a Referendum"

Party Chairman, Nikki Sinclaire MEP said "We are delighted to have someone of Rogers's calibre on board. His experience will be invaluable to achieving our aims." 

ENDS

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All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc.  Total sample size was 1,474 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 4th - 5th September 2012.  The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+).

NEW POLITICAL MOVEMENT FOUNDED

PRESS RELEASE

September 15 2012

 

MEP NIKKI SINCLAIRE FOUNDS NEW POLITICAL MOVEMENT

Leading Activisys of New Movement

 

 

A NEW A new political movement has been launched to allow British people the opportunity to demand a referendum at the European Elections in 2014.

It comes in the wake of a YouGov opinion poll that shows a third of UK adults said they would ignore party loyalty to vote for an entity whose sole manifesto was to urge for a straight forward In-Out referendum.

The movement has been registered with the Electoral Commission as “We Demand a Referendum” and will carry the slogan imbedded in the emblem from Jimmy Goldsmith’s Referendum Party of “Let the People Decide”.

“We Demand a Referendum” has been set up by the Campaign for a Referendum team that delivered two petitions totalling more than 220,000 signatures to Downing Street and also forced a parliamentary debate last year that led to a huge Tory rebellion.

It is a single-issue political body that challenges David Cameron to call an In-Out referendum by 2014.

A YouGov poll last week showed that 65% of Tory voters want a referendum – much more than the average of 56% from all voters.

“We Demand a Referendum” will be fielding candidates in every region of the country and could take between eight and 22 seats in the European Elections, according to the YouGov poll commissioned by the body’s chairman - West Midlands MEP Nikki Sinclaire.



Katie Hopkins and Nikki Sinclaire MEP

One of those candidates will be former Apprentice star Katie Hopkins who will be the lead candidate in the South West. Katie will need only 10% of the vote to be elected under the system used in the election.

All candidates will share a single aim - to force a decisive referendum on the issue of Europe by sending a strong message to the government ahead of the General Election in 2015.

“The Politicians have failed the people on the EU,” said Nikki Sinclaire.

 

“Promise after promise has been broken by all parties and it is time for the people to empower themselves and demand a referendum!

“Why are they so afraid of the people? Why won’t they let us decide? And why do they continue to patronise us with their ‘we know better’ attitude?”

 

TV personality and businesswoman Katie Hopkins added: “Sometimes tough questions have to be asked.

 

“I often hear people say 'I didn't ask because I was frightened I might not like the answer' and I think this is true for the referendum on Europe.

 

“I believe that our government is frightened of asking the question about whether we want to be in or out of Europe, because they are frightened that they will not like the answer.”

 

Katie added: “The importance of forcing an EU referendum is far bigger than any party. We strive to go beyond party politics and, as our campaign slogan says, we want to Let the People Decide!"

 

We Demand a Referendum will hold its inaugural conference at Westminster Central Hall in London on Friday October 5.

 YOUGOV POLL

 

Candidates from the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, UK Independence Party and other parties will be standing in the 2014 European Elections. However, suppose a new political entity was set up for these elections and their only policy was to demand a referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union.
How likely, if at all, would it be that you support this new, single issue entity in the 2014 European Elections only?
I would definitely vote for that option	16	16	14	13	23	14	12	18	14	11	8	17	24	15	18	6	19	18	16	15
I would probably vote for that option	17	25	12	19	22	12	18	18	17	12	14	20	20	16	19	18	17	18	18	14
TOTAL WOULD VOTE	33	41	26	32	45	26	30	36	31	23	22	37	44	31	37	24	36	36	34	29
I would probably not vote for that option	14	19	15	7	16	14	13	16	13	15	18	14	12	17	11	23	13	13	15	10
I would definitely not vote for that option	21	15	30	45	12	28	30	26	17	26	16	22	22	26	14	24	19	20	23	24
TOTAL WOULDN’T VOTE	35	34	45	52	28	42	43	42	30	41	34	36	34	43	25	47	32	33	38	34
Don't know	31	26	29	16	27	32	27	22	39	37	44	27	22	26	38	28	32	31	29	38

All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc.  Total sample size was 1,474 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 4th - 5th September 2012.  The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+).