Tag: EU referendum

Britain will not hold a second “In-Out” vote on its membership of the European Union (EU) if the public opt to leave the bloc at a referendum due by the end of 2017, a senior aide to Prime Minister David

From The Telegraph: The BBC is at the centre of a new row over bias in its coverage of Europe after it emerged that the broadcaster’s charitable arm has received more than £9 million directly from Brussels. The charity, BBC

In the run-up to Britain’s European Union (EU) referendum, farmers and landowners are being roped into the “EU propaganda machine” under new regulations demanding they erect billboards publicising the receipt of EU grants, or face confiscation of the money. The new Countryside Stewardship Scheme sets

The eurosceptic grassroots campaign group Leave.EU has signed up over a thousand local councillors from across Britain and the political spectrum in support of their campaign to Leave the European Union at the forthcoming referendum. The campaign already has, 270,000

A recommendation by UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage for Britain to leave the European Union (EU) would have no significant negative effect on how people intend to vote, and among Conservative voters actually grants a significant boost to

BBC journalists are to be sent on a compulsory training course about the European Union (EU) in an attempt to ensure impartiality ahead of Britain’s referendum. BBC News director James Harding told parliament’s European scrutiny committee that all BBC reporters,

The Spectator magazine doesn’t hide its establishment bias. In fact, it lashes out whenever threatened, including by this parish. You may recall they recently had a mild hissy fit over us publishing Iain Dale’s Power 100 list. They didn’t like

United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage has slammed the BBC for “inaccurate” and “dishonest” reporting of the forthcoming EU referendum. In an open letter addressed to the BBC Trust and broadcasting regulator Ofcom, Mr. Farage called on the

UKIP donor Arron Banks’s Leave.EU campaign has taken another step towards getting the nod from the Electoral Commission to be the official anti-EU membership campaign for Britain’s forthcoming European Union (EU) referendum, as it secures the support of the left-wing

One of Britain’s most pro-European Union (EU) members of the establishment has introduced an amendment to the European Union Referendum Bill which would compel the government to publish a report detailing what life after a British exit from the EU would

The Labour candidate for London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has said that anyone advocating leaving the European Union (EU) is either an “xenophobe” or not “sensible,” leading UKIP’s candidate to slam him for “hold[ing] millions of Londoners in contempt.” With his

The European Commission’s oft-cited Eurobarometer poll – conducted twice a year and distributed widely as a reliable source on the thoughts and feelings of European citizens – blurs the lines between pro-EU propaganda and legitimate research, according to a new,

Government officials have been accused of using “bully boy tactics” as they desperately try to stop businesses campaigning for Britain to leave the European Union (EU). With Downing Street becoming increasingly worried with the lacklustre pro-EU campaign, whose official launch

Following yesterday’s renegotiation-apologist article by Conservative Party MEP Daniel Hannan, I dissected his claims and statements, raising questions as to why he was talking about successful renegotiations, especially using the phrase: “If the polls swing far enough our way… Brexit

The In/Out plebiscite on British membership of the European Union (EU) has prompted referendum fever across Europe with others demanding votes on various matters. David Cameron has been meeting with other EU leaders in Brussels to discuss Eurozone stabilisation and the migrant

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday he will finally unveil his long-awaited EU renegotiation demands early next month, amid growing impatience from his European partners. Speaking after a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Cameron said the talks

Entrepreneur Charlie Mullins, who earlier this week quit the Business For Britain/Vote Leave Take Control campaign was originally enticed into joining because of a promise to campaign against the top rate of tax, rather than the debate surrounding European Union membership, a

Another day, another “Eurosceptic” going native? In fact, on first glance, it looks like we may have two today, following the news that the Tory leader in Brussels Syed Kamall will not yet commit to campaigning for “out” during Britain’s European

LONDON (Reuters) – The chairman of Lloyds Banking Group has said that there was no “compelling economic argument” for Britain to stay in the European Union (EU) without a significant change in its relationship with the bloc. The comments by

The European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker has declared: “I don’t think Britain needs European Union” in sensational remarks this afternoon that are sure to be seized upon by pro-Brexit campaigners.  The Telegraph has reported that ahead of a meeting

FUENGIROLA, Spain (Reuters) – For some sun-seeking Britons, a cloud has formed over the whitewashed villages, beach bars and golf courses of Spain – the risk that Britain will drop out of the European Union. Over the last three decades, hundreds

UKIP leader Nigel Farage will be speaking live from Gateshead today, continuing on his “Say No to EU tour”. You can watch the livestream below from around 7pm: UKIP leader Nigel Farage continues his “Say No To EU” tour, today

The National Union of Students (NUS) president, Megan Dunn, has become a board member of the “Stay In” campaign for Britain’s European Union referendum, without even consulting the NUS’s national executive committee (NEC), let alone the nation’s seven million students