UKIP Approach
UKIP is committed to a free, democratic, independent Britain that is governed not by the faceless bureaucrats in Brussels but by our own people through our elected Parliament at Westminster.
UKIP argues that the UK’s relationship with Europe should be a genuine free trade agreement similar to that enjoyed by non-EU nations such as Switzerland, Norway and Mexico.
It believes that British taxpayers’ money should be spent on British people, on their schools, hospitals and pensions.
Jobs
Our membership of the EU is already costing jobs in the UK. Major construction projects now hire many of their staff overseas, with British workers not even having the opportunity to apply. This is not the ‘British jobs for British workers’ the Government promised.
Immigration
The only people who should decide who can come to live, work and settle in Britain should be the British people themselves. We can only do this outside the EU political union. The open-door immigration policy has been voted against by only one party – UKIP.
Trade
The UK has one of the largest economies in the world. We are an international trading nation, not just a European one.
The EU is designed to meet the challenges of the 1950s, not those of the 21st Century. In the global economy in which we now live, we should not be focusing on the insular regional trading blocs, but opening our arms to trade with the rest of the world, starting with the Commonwealth.
Agriculture & Fisheries
When Britain joined the then Common Market, the price of membership was handing over control of our agricultural and fisheries policies and the surrender of our fishing grounds.
This has proved to be a disaster, with common European policies driving farmers and fishermen to financial ruin and devastating the marine environment around our isles.
We must regain control and put British interests ahead of European interests.
The EU Constitution
The British people were promised a referendum on the EU Constitution; now the Government has reneged on this promise.
The original constitution was rejected by voters in France and Holland. The Lisbon Treaty, which is the European Constitution in disguise, has been rejected by the Irish in a referendum, but they are almost certain to vote again and may be bullied or bribed into accepting it next time.
The Government is determined not to allow your voice to be heard.
A vote for UKIP is a chance to say ‘No’ loudly and clearly.
It may be the last chance you get.
