ABOUT UKIP SCOTLAND

Why Support the UK Independence Party in Scotland Scotland is a Nation in the United Kingdom – it is not a Region of the European Union as Jim Wallace, Deputy First Minister describes us! The Labour Party is committed to the EU, The Conservative Party have said they would ‘re-negotiate’ our terms of membership of the EU and yet they have joined up with The European Peoples Party which is committed to the EU. The UK Independence Party however, advocates Britain’s full withdrawal from the European Union in favour of a free-trade agreement similar to those enjoyed by other no-EU states including Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Mexico. There will be no effect on jobs if we leave – this has been confirmed by the European Commission. In any case, Scotland buys far more from the European Union states than we sell to them; they would not want to lose such a valuable market. After all, the UK is the world’s 4th largest economy in its own right. Britain’s MEPs currently represent only 11% of the voting strength in the European Parliament. Our influence in the European Union, which was never strong, is being diluted as the EU Empire expands. Our Manifesto pledge, therefore, is simple and straightforward, and indeed has been used elsewhere. We present as our election pledge the following promise, which is extracted from the Labour party manifesto of 1983 and which is as true now as it was then. “Geography and History determine that Britain is part of Europe but the European Union, which does not even include the whole of Western Europe, was never devised to suit us. Our membership of it has made it more difficult for us to deal with our economic and industrial problems, and has weakened our ability to achieve the objectives of our international policy. Any future British government is bound to find continued membership a most serious obstacle to the fulfilment of its policies. In particular the rules of the Treaty of Rome are bound to conflict with our strategy for economic growth and full employment, our proposals on industrial policy and for increasing trade. For all these reasons, British withdrawal from the Community is the right policy for Britain. That is our commitment.” Of course the European Union has changed since 1983. In the intervening years, it has developed a diplomatic service, a flag, an anthem, an army, a police force, a judiciary, and many other aspects of statehood, the most recent being its attempts to grant itself a Constitution. UKIP is committed to a Britain which is free, democratic, independent and most importantly, is governed by the British people through our parliaments at Westminster and Edinburgh. We believe that the Scottish taxpayers’ money should be spent on Scottish hospitals, schools and pensions. Just imagine what we could achieve if we saved the annual £11 billion contribution to the European Union – most of which , according to the EU’s own auditors, is lost in fraud and corruption – and spent the money here! The time has come for Scotland to say NO! Scotland belongs to YOU not the EU! If you would like to find out more or to help in any way contact George Cormack – Regional Organiser UKIPScotland Email : geo.cormack@btinternet.com