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Monday 21 December 2015

A MESSAGE FROM ONE BRITISH CITIZEN

A MESSAGE FROM ONE BRITISH CITIZEN
To my fellow BRITISH Citizens - English, Welsh, Scots, Irish.


THE FUTURE OF BRITAIN AS EUROPEANS

I have already written two articles about BRITAIN and Europe namely the EU. Clearly. This is not enough.
At present there is so much confusion and distortion about this subject including down right lies and misinformation. So, what are the facts and the truth.

Britain will remain in Europe but may exit the EU. This is the big difference.

In my view - The British People want to -

Live in Peace with all our European neighbours.
Remain an Independent Sovereign Nation
Trade - free trade - with all European Nations for our mutual benefits. The EU represents 9 per cent of GDP according to Professor Minford of Cardiff University.
Enjoy holidays throughout Europe without hindrance.
Enjoy social and cultural exchanges with the people of Europe.
Remain within NATO to protect Europe.
Encourage Joint Ventures
Exchange Police information to stop criminals and terrorists
Respect Freedom of speech.
Respect The Laws of each Nation.
Respect the Principles of the United Nations
Respect the Political Institutions of each country
Promote Democracy within Europe
Enjoy Religious Freedom

These are some of the most popular needs of the British People.

In my view - The British People do NOT want to -

Be Members of a Political Union called the EU.
Have UK Laws made by unelected Civil Servants in Brussels.
Use The EU Parliament to create Laws for the British
People.
Reject the £ as their Currency and do not wish to join the EuroZone.
Accept  the inefficient EU Commission and Institutions which have gone many many years without their Accounts passed by the Auditors - a situation which would never be accepted in Commercial Enterprises.
Accept the net excessive costs of membership of the EU Club. The UK pays into the EU more than it receives.
Restrict the UK Fishing Industry, Steel Industry, Farming Industry, Food Industry to name just a few Industries which have been adversely affected by EU Regulations and Red Tape.
Join a European Army.
Allow the EU to negotiate trade deals globally embracing BRITAIN and prevent BRITAIN making bi- lateral agreements as it wishes.
Accept free movement of Labour and Migration without conditions.
Be subservient to European Law.

So, there are big differences when you examine the TRUTH and FACTS. If BRITAIN leaves the EU it will NOT be leaving Europe !
Labour, Liberal and some Conservatives keep talking of how bad it will be for Britain if we leave Europe. They are misleading the Public.

EUROPE.......................YES
European Union...........NO

We should never have allowed BRITAIN to be sucked into the EU Political Structure when all the BRITISH People wanted was a Free Trade EEC Agreement. Prime Minister Edward Heath was duped into the 1973 Treaty - or was he just deluded ?
Yes, for decades, We the British People have been sinking into the bog of European Federalism.

The EU has a Federal Parliament, Federal Electoral System, Federal non elected President and Foreign Secretary, Federal Commission and a Federal Council of Ministers. What more proof do you want to show that the EU motivation is Federalism ?  The UK is just one state - a cog in the EU Wheel !  Is this what we want for our children and Grandchildren ?

Prime Minister David Cameron is trying his best to get concessions from the EU prior to a British Referendum. Any concessions are likely to avoid the key issue - Does Britain want to be subservient in a Federal System or not ?
I have previously written that if the British People vote to remain in the EU, the rule reference Welfare Payments and Healthcare should be based on the following principle - the costs of EU citizens working in Britain for Welfare and Healthcare must be paid by the Country of Origin.
No more payments for Polish or other EU Nationals children living in Warsaw or elsewhere for workers living in Britain. Is this not fair ?
I do not think that a 4 year residence before payments is acceptable. It is a fudge pure and simple.

 It is about time that we returned to normality.


I rest my case !




Thursday 10 December 2015

SON OF RAF BOMBER COMMAND

SON OF BOMBER COMMAND

It had been raining very heavily in Swansea South Wales on the
19th October 1943 as I made my way home from Terrace Road Junior School Swansea. I was 6 years old at the time.
As I waded through the flood water at the bottom of the hill,  I saw my Grandfather Captain Bill Woodman waiting for me at the end of the road. He had come to tell me that my father Flight Sergeant Haydn Davies VR 207 Squadron Lancaster Bombers had been shot down over Hannover Germany.
At the time I thought, I am sure he will have bailed out and was alright. As the time went by, I realised that he was never coming home. He was 26 years old at the time and he was destined to be one of the 55,000 Heroes of Bomber Command in World War 2. The spitfire pilots were to be known as The Few - my father was one of The Many.
For the past 75 years, I have missed having a father. I have never forgotten the few precious memories I have of him.. He used to bring home tins of orange juice and chocolates - he went without himself on the long flights to Germany from his Lincolnshire airfield for me to enjoy the delicacy.
Many years later, I flew with Baroness Lady Sue Rider whose husband was Group Captain Sir Leonard Cheshire, Commander of Group 5 Bomber Command in WW2 - my father's Chief, to Lourdes in France. I was a Business Adviser and I had given my services free to help Lady Ryder decide if she should create a Sue Ryder Home for the Disabled in Lourdes - one of her life's ambitions.
She was very proud of Bomber Command and had shown me her private museum dedicated to her husband at her Headquarters in Suffolk.
I advised her to go ahead and realise her dream. I prayed with her at St Bernadette's Grotto at Lourdes. Today, there is a Sue Ryder presence in Lourdes. What an amazing connection with Bomber Command.
I,too am proud of Bomber Command. We must never let future generations forget the significance of the role of The Many in defeating evil. It must inspire the RAF of today to continue to defeat evil.
In memory of people like my father and Veterans living today, I ask you to support the work of Bomber Command.

Raymond Williams
Son of Flight Sergeant Arthur Haydn Davies VR 207 Squadron RAF Lancaster Bombers
Killed in action 18 October 1943 Hannover Germany