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NFF ANNOUNCEMENT...
24/03/2005 12:15:58
The two principal staff in NFF worked on the anti-euro campaign 1999 – 2003. After the Government’s abandonment of the euro in 2003, we decided (Dec 2003 / Jan 2004) to try to build something over time that could act as an equivalent to America’s The Heritage Foundation or American Enterprise Institute – an institution with a large staff, including serious academics, and a multi-million pound budget. We wanted to bring together people who could construct an alternative national strategy for Britain to “ever closer union” in the EU, and do the detailed trade, defence and other work necessary.
Three months after beginning, Blair’s U-turn on the referendum in April 2004 meant spending four months helping to start an anti-Constitution referendum campaign. From September – November we chose to spend our time helping a small group of people in the North East to fight the Government in the Regional Assembly referendum campaign. In parallel, we have hosted lectures and published various papers aimed at exploring the main issues involved in British foreign policy, particularly viz the EU.
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