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The politics of trade - The EU uses weapons of mass production for political ends.
EU trade sanctions against Commonwealth countries will do great damage - William says sanctions by the European Union against Commonwealth nations are of grave concern.
Cameron in court of public opinion over human rights - David Cameron knows that so long as we remain in the European Union we must be a member of the European Court of Human Rights.
Blair was ready to surrender Gibraltar - What else would he have surrendered?
Pie in the sky - The Danish recipe for jobs in the EU.
Turkish threats to the Duchess of York - William says Cameron's coalition must stop supporting Turkish EU membership.
Rail plan will have no benefit for Bristol or the South West - William slams the Tories approval of High Speed Rail 2 over high costs and zero benefits.
Tory MEP thinks Icelandic Minister Stalinist - Sir Robert Atkins Conservative MEP - The true face of the Tories.
William pays tribute to Graham Booth - "His goodness, kindness and selflessness shone through all he did. Anybody who knew him will only remember the laughter and good humour that followed in his wake. "Devon has lost a great voice and a fine man. "My deepest condolences go out to his family, friends and to Devon itself which has lost a great advocate."
Voting for an open prison - William's amendment to safeguard liberties in Europe is rejected.
Trial by EAW - Locked up without trial – The European arrest warrant.
Euro-military clampdown threat to Britain - British Spring faces EU reprisal - Tanks and Kalashnikovs after Christmas!
Strip the British rebate! - Smash and grab - EU socialists want more British money.
Nul Point. - Standard and Poor's downgrade the Eurozone bloc.
Quota question - No Kidding! - EU trade with Pakistan and India.
The cost of Kosovo - A failed state - The price of EU enlargement
Economic Misgovernance - Very high levels of youth unemployment are still rising across Europe and the UK with more than a million 16 to 24-year-olds out of work in Britain.
"Germany is dominating Europe" - Pulling the strings - Political Puppetry in the European Union.
A bad day for Dave and the political classes - A good day for the resistance - On Monday 24th October 2011 Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrats MPs voted by a majority of 372 to oppose the motion for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.
Cat-astrophic! - Human wrongs and legal rights.
Projecting 'soft' power through trade - Cloaking the real agenda behind trade agreements.
Cashflow Crash - The market markdowns the stupid Euro.
Blue Cards - Points of light in the Strasbourg 'Parliament'.
The door marked exit - William responds to a letter from Guy Verhofstadt.
Trading places - Better off out - Making our own choices in our own interest.
More Europe - Failed federasts get their beneficial crisis.
Through the looking glass - DOHA - Let them eat jam tomorrow (The full text of William's speech is here)
One sided immigration is harming Britain - William hits back at the EU open border policy fully supported by the politicians in Westminster.
Seems like 1984 - The EU becomes Eurasia - William finds out that Turkey is now considered a 'European State' by the EU. (Which should please the fake Tory Euro-sceptics who want Turkey to be a full member of the EU in line with US state department policy)
How much do the EU commissioners spend on travel and representation? - What price the EU Quangocrats?
"A grubby EU deal for Western Sahara" - Stop the EU trade and fisheries deal in Western Sahara. William says "How can it be right that Morocco, which has no recognised claims to these waters, can be allowed to carry on without the strict restrictions that the British fishing industry has had to bear for so long?"
Support for UKIP surges in the South West - The headlines point to the Lib/Dem 5% bounce in the South West. But what is more remarkable is a 7% surge in support for UKIP. This is in line with other national polls over the last few months. What we can see is not that support is slipping directly from Labour or Conservative to UKIP, but something far more interesting. UKIP is picking up votes from all parties, and more importantly from those who have given up on the process. People are not happy with any of the old parties, they see their country being held to ransom by a political class that doesn't seem to care until forced to roll out the clichés after the riots. UKIP has been saying these things for years, when they were unfashionable, because we believe in them. And people know that. They know that we support decent education, we believe in local civic and personal responsibility, and we believe in independence. Unlike others we are not fair weather friends to common sense.
We told you so - UKIP had foresight about the future of the Euro-Zone.
Sign the EU-petition now - We only need 100,000 signatures to make a real difference! ( This has now gone past the 75,000 mark)
When in a hole keep digging - "EU Good - More EU Better".
A Ham-Fisted Herbal Remedy from the EU - "On the 1st of May this year the EU’s Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive came into full effect."
"No imprisonment without trial" - Shipped off with no right of appeal because of the European arrest warrant.
Too little - Too Late - There's not much left to catch after the damage done by the Common Fisheries Policy.
The enemies within - It's the UK politicians who are giving control to the EU.
Arrest and deportation - Spot the difference. British subjects can be arrested and sent abroad but foreign nationals can't be deported
"Events dear boy" - Experiences and circumstances with the Schengen agreement have shown the EU is unfit to govern.
Politics and Geography don't necessarily mix - Geographical Europe vs Political Union.
Outrage as Bob Walter MP for North Dorset calls for Ukrainian membership of the EU - William challenges Mr. Walters to a debate in his constituency on this "daft idea".
Frozen feet and cold shoulders! - The Bankers take default positions.
Open borders don't work and aren't in the British national interest - William says that the Schengen Agreement is “unworkable” in the 21st century and the proposal to review it is “inevitable.”
Andrew Symeou is acquitted - The European Arrest Warrant is now in the dock.
Perspectives - Imprisonment in America and Europe.
Knighting a republican is an affront to Her Majesty
On hearing the news of Lib Dem MEP Graham Watson receiving a
knighthood William has said
"The award of a knighthood to Graham Watson, the sponsor of the
European Arrest Warrant, serves to underline all that is wrong with
the honours system, in respect of establishment politics".
"For such a person, who is primarily responsible for countless
sleepless nights, suffered by British subjects in foreign prison
cells, and their relatives, such a reward is, in my humble opinion,
an affront."
"Furthermore, I find it hypocritical that Sir Graham, as he now is,
an avowed anti-monarchist, and leading light in the campaign
pressure group Republic, should accept this award in, what is, after
all, Her Majesty's Birthday Honours list."
Liberty ends at Calais for the Lib Dems - The Lib Dems have destroyed British freedoms via the European arrest warrant and investigation order.
The brutal truth about the proposed EU-Canada trade agreement - Trade agreement comes with strings attached.
Come and meet William in Bournemouth, Swindon and Cheltenham - William will be the guest of honour at open public meetings across the South West in June.
Cultural Learnings of Europe for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of EU - Detached Attachés in another cultural dimension.
The Un-Common Market - We were sold a lemon in 1973.
Zero growth under Lisbon - The Greens recipe for trade will lower our living standards.
Will you be celebrating Europe day today? - How did we reach this point and who is really to blame?
Supply and demand - Far left ideas are driving policy agendas in the European Union.
William meets the ambassador of Pakistan - William met H.E. Mr Jalil Abbas Jilani, Ambassador of Pakistan to the EU, Belgium, Luxembourg and NATO, and presented him with a special edition of speeches made by all the MEPs who spoke at a debate on the assassination of William's friend Salmaan Taseer who was murdered after speaking up for a Christian.
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The European arrest warrant
Cause and effect - (1m 53secs) Contrasting
Graham Watson's enthusiasm for the European
arrest warrant with the reality as told by Jason McGoldrick.
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Jason with their costs click
here The economy and the European Union
Trade works better than aid (2m 8secs) - But why should
the UK need to ask with whom it may trade with? Turkish EU membershipTurkey - A State too far (8m 24secs) - William Dartmouth talks Turkey at the UKIP national conference. David Cameron gives his full support for Turkish membership of the EU. (If you hear no sound please adjust the slider above the sound icon after you click play.) Were you asked? (3m) - Do you agree with the conservative party that Turkey should join the European Union?
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Our Vision
Welcome to my website.
I hope that you will share our aim for a better tomorrow for the United Kingdom outside the European Union (EU).
Outside the EU, Britain would no longer be paying £45 million a day in gross contribution, we would no longer have 75% of our laws derived from the EU - many of these are ill-considered, ill-thought out and inappropriate, even unto light bulbs - and we would be safer. This is because we would be able to control our borders.
Britain would be able to engage with the world outside the EU, in particular the fast-growing economies of India and China, on our own terms and in our own way.
My vision is for an independent United Kingdom in control of its own laws, in control of its economy, in control of its trade relationships and in control of its borders and foreign policy.
My personal mission is to protect the interests of the United Kingdom in the European Parliament and, as the best solution, to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union.
*"Yes we will" - These 3 words summarise well the optimism of UKIP supporters that Britain will be a free nation once again and leave the EU sooner rather than later. When that happens Britain will regain its pride and will be better off economically, socially and politically. - William Dartmouth UKIP MEP
Why should the United Kingdom be independent?
- Out of the EU, we would save £45 million per day in gross contribution.
- Out of the EU, we would regain control of 75% of our laws, many of which are ill-considered, irrelevant or inappropriate.
- Out of the EU, we would be able to negotiate our own trade agreements, allowing us to benefit from our special relationships with the growth economies of India and China.
- Out of the EU, we would be in charge of our own borders and our foreign policies.
What would we lose?
- Access to the European market of 400 million consumers? Nonsense. Even Libya has been offered a trade agreement with the European Union that is more attractive than the United Kingdom’s current position.
- The stabilising influence of the Euro and the European Parliament? Nonsense. We will never constrain our freedom by joining the Euro; and the European Parliament is a source of muddled compromise, bureaucracy and inaction.
- The reduced risk of conflict in Europe? Yes, Europe has had a torrid past. But binding us together with legal straight jackets, corrupt officials and unelected bureaucrats is more likely, rather than less likely, to lead to conflict between us.
The EFD Group
Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group
The UK Independence Party is a member of the EFD (Europe for Freedom and Democracy). UKIP MEPs sit with likeminded members from other European countries and form a Group. Being part of a Group gives UKIP MEPs additional speaking rights. It also gives access to additional funds for research and secretarial help.
Connections with the the electoral area
- I have been elected (along with five other MEPs including my fellow UKIP MEP Trevor Colman) for the European Union's South Western area.
- This encompasses 55 parliamentary constituencies. It covers the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Dorset and Wiltshire. It includes the city of Bristol. On the mainland it stretches East - West from Penzance to Swindon and North - South from Tewkesbury to Bournemouth.
- It also includes the Scilly Isles and Gibraltar. Of course Britain's membership of the European Union threatens Gibraltar's continuing independence from Spain.
- I have family roots in South Devon. Separately, my brother Rupert and sister-in-law Victoria have lived between Bath and Bristol for over 20 years. In addition in the grounds of Tewkesbury Abbey there is a memorial to my great grandfather Bertram Cartland; killed in action in World War 1 and his two sons (my great uncles) Captain Tony Cartland and Ronald Cartland MP who were both killed in action in 1940 fighting in the rear guard at Dunkirk.
- The Cartlands suffered proportionately to many other families in the First World War but disproportionately in the Second. When I visited the Memorial in Tewkesbury it was quite a thought that Ronald Cartland was a sitting Member of Parliament when he died as a member of the TA. Ronald Cartland MP did not have to be fighting at Dunkirk at all - rather a contrast from today's professional politicians. There were then many other MPs in uniform.
