Monday, 4th October 2010 - From 2.30pm

Why the election pledges must be honoured

Roger Helmer MEP 
Melanie Phillips 


Bruges Group event at the Conservative Party conference

The manifesto commitments to take back powers from Brussels and to protect the UK from the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights have been quietly dropped. To make matters worse the pledge to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty was abandoned. At this year’s Conservative Party Conference the Bruges Group will make the case as to Why the election pledges must be honoured.


Monday, 4th October 2010
2.30pm until 4pm

ADMISSION FREE AND OPEN TO ALL









THE SPEAKERS


ROGER HELMER MEP
Following a successful career in business Roger was first elected to the European Parliament in 1999. He has found his decades of business experience invaluable in the European parliament, not least in helping him to fight the battle against the tide of intrusive and prescriptive EU regulation and red tape which is causing great damage to Britain’s economic competitiveness.

Roger was appointed the Honorary Chairman of The Freedom Association on St George’s day in 2007, a role which he continues to hold. He has earned a reputation - and even the grudging respect of political opponents – for his clear, consistent and forthright approach to the question of Britain’s relationship with the EU. Roger believes the British people have the right, the ability, the will, and the manifest destiny to govern themselves. He also spoke out when the Conservative leadership dropped its pledge to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.

Roger is the author of the Bruges Group publication Cool Thinking on Climate Change. He has also published two other books on European issues, Straight Talking on Europe and A Declaration of Independence.

MELANIE PHILLIPS
Melanie Phillips is a British journalist and author. She is best known for her controversial column about political and social issues which currently appears in The Daily Mail. Awarded the Orwell Prize for journalism in 1996, she is the author of All Must Have Prizes, an acclaimed study of Britain’s educational and moral crisis, which provoked the fury of educationists and the delight and relief of parents.

Her book Londonistan was published in the US and UK in 2006 and immediately became a best-seller. Her latest book, The World Turned Upside Down: The Global Battle over God, Truth and Power is published by Encounter. She also wrote a play, Traitors, which was performed at the Drill Hall in London.


LOCATION:
The Birmingham & Midland Institute
Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BS



AGENDA:
Lecture and Discussion: 2.30pm – 4pm



For further information contact:

Robert Oulds
Director
The Bruges Group
227 Linen Hall, 162-168 Regent Street, London W1B 5TB
UK

Tel: +44(0) 20 7287 4414
Mobile: 07740 029787
E-mail: info@brugesgroup.com

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