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Founder President: The Rt Hon. the Baroness Thatcher of
Kesteven, LG, OM, FRS
President: The Rt Hon. the Lord Tebbit of Chingford, CH,
PC
Vice-President: The Rt Hon. the Lord Lamont of Lerwick,
Chairman: Barry Legg
Director: Robert Oulds MA, Head of
Research: Dr Helen Szamuely, Washington D.C.
Representative: John O'Sullivan CBE
Founder Chairman: Lord Harris of High Cross,
Former Chairmen: Dr Brian Hindley, Dr Martin Holmes &
Professor Kenneth Minogue
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French EU
bureaucrats have used the strategy of raising rivals' costs in other
fields before, and will do so again to undermine the City of London. Under
qualified majority voting, the majority of highly regulated countries (say,
France) have an incentive and the power to impose their high level of
regulation on the minority of more market-oriented countries (say, the UK) in
order to weaken the latter's competitiveness. In the political economy
literature, this is called "the strategy of raising rivals'
costs"
John Redwood MP
discussed the threat to the City of London from the EU's AIFM Directive.
Also at this event the respected economic commentator Gabriel Stein talked on
the current economic outlook/problems for the euro area, including looking at
the history of previous monetary unions and the technicalities involved in
leaving the euro
Bruges Group
research shows that the EU’s proposed financial services regulations are set
to destroy thousands of well-paid jobs in the City of London. These jobs –
like those in manufacturing – will be forced out of the UK; losing Britain
many talented professionals. Almost certainly the financial services industry
will go to Asia. The EU now threatens the long term prosperity of the City of
London and, by extension, the London and UK economies
The leading
economist Professor Tim Congdon warns of the dangers posed by the EU’s
unwarranted interference in the City of London, Britain’s most successful
industry; which is under threat from the EU. Professor Congdon discussed the
EU’s latest power grab where Brussels is aiming to complete its project to
take full control over financial services. Daniel Hannan MEP discussed the
Lisbon Treaty and the continuing assault on our democracy and our freedom. He
also talked about the coming crunch between Britain and Europe
Historian and broadcaster Andrew Roberts spoke alongside Dr Irwin
Stelzer who is a respected economic and political commentator
