THE UNITED STATES OF EUROPE

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From the debris of the Brexit mess, worse than any car-crash in the political history of Britain - comes the requirement for elections of British MEPs (Members of the European Parliament). We are supposed to be leaving - but matters have been delayed to the end of June and we are still a European Union member - and the EU-MEP elections are taking place. The UK has to elect 70 MEPs. Deadlines loom. There is an unseemly scramble from Leavers and Remainers alike - to form new parties or alliances to field candidates to stand in all parts of the UK. Farage the Saboteur has formed The BREXIT Party, planning to get a wave of tattooed Brexit thugs elected, with the right to attend the EU Parliament and wreck it from within. Brave English MPs who have recently cast themselves out into the wilderness, quitting the Tory and Labour Parties, are countering Farage with a bunch of Remainer candidates who were recruited this week. They have taken the name The Independent Group (TIG) & Change.UK. This name is baffling everyone, including groups who would allies if they figure out what TIG intends and including all the TIG members and supporters. 

Now read on:

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To: The Independent Group / Change.UK cc Anna Soubry MP.

On 25 Apr 2019, at 20:06, Noel HODSON <noel@noelhodson.com> wrote:

I have supported TIG from the beginning. The sudden MEP elections must be a shock – so I can excuse your incredibly bad, panic decisions on names.

To avoid splitting the REMAIN vote the delegates MUST appear on the ballot papers as “REMAIN”. Any other choice will be a win for Farage and “BREXIT”. You must get all Remain candidates from all parties to agree. – NOW!

I just searched for the email of The Independent Group – and got The Independent Newspaper and a host of others. I searched for Change UK and got a host of addresses including Change.org (below) which is long established. If you are not clearly defined on EU polling day – sadly, I will have to vote LIBERAL as the only clearly Remain ticket.

I can sympathise that you don’t want to lose your seats and careers – and so need to rapidly form a credible Party, not a single issue campaign – BUT you can do that after the May MEP elections. For now it is a single issue that you cannot afford to lose.

For heaven’s sake – for all our sakes – cooperate with all the Remain organisations and win the MEP offices. Afterwards you can beat the other parties.

Do NOT fudge it! Please.

  

Noel HODSON - Author

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25 April 2019

Dear Noel,

I would like to express support to your excellent suggestion, and to add a further idea that might help the Remain candidates in the upcoming EU elections.

(1) On Remain-inclined candidates identifying themselves as such in the upcoming EU elections -

The Remainers are indeed in great danger of being out-marketed again by the Brexiteers; it could well cost them the election.  Unless all candidates from the various Remain-inclined parties and groups clearly show some unity around the Remain flag, there is likely to be considerable confusion in the minds of the voters - "Brexit or which of the several other factions to vote for?" The inclusion on the ballot papers of the word “Remain” alongside their parties’ names makes a lot of sense, at least for the purposes of the EU Elections.

(2) The need to encourage the young to vote -

The other great need is to make strong appeals to the young to come out and vote; it seems they are predominantly pro-Remain. They must be disabused of their “my vote won’t make a difference” and similar beliefs.  It should be hammered home - often and loudly - that their failure to vote at the same participation levels as their elders probably deprived the Remain side of victory in the 2016 Referendum.  This time they should put their crosses where their minds are if they really want to remain “Europeans".

Best regards,

Brian

Brian Hardy

OXFORD

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