Is this true or is it a wind up?

Subject: FW: State Pension

How come if you can receive benefits up to £26,000 and you don't pay
tax on it, why do you have to pay tax after £10,000 when you go out to
work for it??

 CC:

The RT. Hon. David Cameron, MP

Dear Prime Minister

I wish to ask you a Question:-  "Is This True?"
I refer to the Pension Reality Check.
Are you aware of the following?

  The British Government provides the following financial assistance:-

 BRITISH OLD AGED PENSIONER
(Bearing in mind they worked hard and paid their Income Tax and
National Insurance contributions to the British Government all their
working life) 

Weekly allowance: £106.00?    

  IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES LIVING IN BRITAIN
(No Income Tax and National Insurance contribution whatsoever)

Weekly allowance: £250.00

  BRITISH OLD AGED PENSIONER  
Weekly Spouse Allowance:£25.00?

ILLEGAL  IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES LIVING IN BRITAIN  
Weekly Spouse Allowance:£225.00

BRITISH OLD AGED PENSIONER 
Additional Weekly Hardship Allowance: £0.00?  

ILLEGAL  IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES LIVING IN BRITAIN   
Additional Weekly Hardship Allowance: £100.00

A  British old age pensioner is no less hard up than an illegal
immigrant/refugee yet receives nothing.

BRITISH OLD AGED PENSIONER - TOTAL YEARLY BENEFIT £6,000

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES LIVING IN BRITAIN - TOTAL YEARLY BENEFIT:
£29,900

After all, the average pensioner has paid taxes and contributed to the
growth of this country for the last 40 to 60 years.
Sad isn't it? Surely it's about time we put our own people first.      

PLUS THEY CAN WALK INTO ANY HEALTH CENTRE AND GET FREE CARE AND
MEDICINES AT NO COST.

 

Europe Remain or Leave?

Watch here Edited extracts from a lecture given by Roger Kendrick to the COPOV Forum on 5th December.

European Union - Remain in or Leave?

At the COPOV Forum on 5th December Roger Kendrick gave an excellent Powerpoint presentation.   The contents of his slides were as follows:

• Europe
  “Remain In”
       or
  “Leave”
  the European Union?

• Three Key Issues
• Democracy
• Prosperity & Economics
• Future & Who We Are
• Democracy
• COPOV Meeting is The Right Place
  Clue in the Name

• One Person One Vote
• Fundamentals of Democracy
• Vote for an MP to Directly Represent Us
• Majority of MP’s Form New Government
• New Government not Bound by Past Decisions
                                                                                                  But
  One Exception

• International Treaties
• New Governments are Bound by Past Treaty Obligations
• The Elephants in the Room are the EU Treaties
  If the Treaties Don’t Work for Us
  We Can’t Change Them

• Brief History
• 1972
  UK Joins EEC
  (Common Market)
  9 Similar Countries
  38% of World Market (GDP)
  High Tariffs
  Promised UK Veto
  Free Movement of Goods, Services, People & Capital

• Brief History of Membership
• 1972
  UK Joins EEC
  (Common Market)
  9 Similar Countries
  38% of World Market (GDP)
  High Tariffs
  Promised UK Veto
  Free Movement of Goods, Services, People & Capital

• 2015
  EEC  Became European Union
  28 Disparate Countries
  20% of World Market (GDP)
  Low Tariffs
  Qualified Majority Voting (10%) - No Veto
  Free Movement of Goods, (Services?), People & Capital
  Cost £19b Gross & £12b Net pa

• Prosperity & Economics
  Single Market & Trade
  Free Movement of People & Jobs

• “In Campaign” Claims
  Being part of Europe:

• Makes our economy stronger
• Helps British businesses large and small
• Creates jobs for British people, and
  Half of everything we sell to the rest of the world we sell to Europe
  The CBI estimates that 3 million jobs in Britain are linked to trade with the rest of Europe
  ARE THEY RIGHT?

• UK Trade – 2014
  (£ Billions)
  Exports
• UK Trade – 2014
  (£ Billions)
  Imports
• UK Trade Balance – 2014
  (£ Billions)
  Huge Deficit With EU
  Surplus With Rest of World
• Summary
• Huge Trade Deficit with EU - £62 billion
• Nearly Double Total Deficit - £35 billion
• Rest of World – Trade Surplus £27 billion
  What Does That Mean For Jobs?

• Trade & Jobs
• If Exports Create Jobs In UK – We Make Stuff
• Imports Create Jobs Overseas – We Buy Stuff
• So Imports Cost UK Jobs
• UK Trade & Jobs
  
  Deficit With EU Costs UK Jobs
  Surplus With Rest of World Creates UK Jobs
• Conclusion - Trade With EU
  Costs UK Jobs
  Creates EU Jobs

• More Jobs in EU Dependant on Trade with UK
• Than UK Jobs Dependant on EU Single Market
  In Campaign are Wrong About Trade & Jobs

• But There is More!
  What  Is The Effect of the Free Movement of People?

• UK Job Creation
• During Last 12 Months 448,000 Jobs Created
• Who Got The New Jobs?
• New UK Jobs – Last 12 Months
  
  73% of New Jobs To EU Nationals
  27% of New Jobs To UK Nationals
  Not Just One Year
  Long Term Trend
  &
  Getting Worse

• 
   Non-UK nationals working in the UK,
  1997  to  2015
• Economics Is Clear
• Trade With The EU Costs The UK Jobs
  &

• Free Movement of People Takes Jobs From UK Nationals
• Not Just Lost Jobs
  Mass Migration - Putting Huge Strain on:

• Housing & Unaffordable House Prices
• Schools
• Hospitals & GP Surgeries
• Roads, Railways & Tube
  Capital Cost Of Providing The Infrastructure

• Telegraph Yesterday
  “Migrants to account for half of new homes”
  The Fact Is
  UK Cannot Cope With Migration on This Scale

• The Future
  Decision Time

• What Sort of Country Do We Want To Be?
• Addressed Three Key Issues
• Democracy
• Prosperity & Economics
• Future & Who We Are
• Our Decision
• Remain In
• Locked In To EU – 20% GDP
• Controlled By Unelected Brussels Bureaucrats
• Slow EU Growth
• Uncontrolled Immigration
• Lost UK Jobs
• Contribute £12b pa Net
• Leave EU
• Prosper in the fast growing Wider World -80% of GDP
• Restore Our Democracy & Sovereignty
• Exports To High Growth World Outside EU
• Control our Borders
• British Jobs for British People
• Spend £12b on NHS & Education
• Clear Answer?
• EU Elite Dedicated to Creating  a Single State
• The UK Never Wanted To Be Part of an EU Nation
• Time To Get our Democracy Back!
  Vote Leave & Take Control

• European Union
  “Remain In”
       or
  “Leave”
  Questions?

• European Union
  Vote Leave & Take Control
  of our Country again

• Thank You For Listening
  Questions?
  
  

Migrant Tax Credits and the Law

  SIR - Donald Tusk, the European Council president, is absolutely right if he raises concerns that "to bar EU migrants from claiming tax credits of four years is illegal", (report December 7), because that is the central point.

In a democracy when existing legislation causes problems the Government can change the law and if they don't we, the electorate, have the option to vote in a new government at the next election to make the changes we seek.

The European Union is not designed to work in that way; the electorate cannot vote for change because we do not elect the Commission which makes, (but rarely repeals), all EU laws.

Within two years we will have a referendum when UK voters will have a rare opportunity to exercise their democratic right to accept all present and future EU legislation or to restore our democratic right to vote for new governments to change the way we are ruled.

In the meantime we will see whether the EU addresses the policies that the UK Government would like to see changed?

Roger Kendrick

Mulled Wine & Minced Pies Forum - 5th December

Do join us for a discussion on The Fight against Terrorism, Europe - Remain or Leave and other issues. For full Agenda see Events

Discussion on defence with Dr. Julian Lewis MP

Totton Conservative Club

Saturday, 7^th November 2015

Driving rain and blustery wind did not prevent people from crowding into Totton Conservative Club on Saturday, 7^th November to hear a wide ranging outstanding speech on Defence from Dr. Julian Lewis MP, chairman of the House of Commons Defence Committee.   Starting from the first Iraq War his talk covered recent wars which when over had left civilians still in difficult conditions   Libya for example was an almighty mess.  He said that we were bad at predicting wars, such as the 6 Day War or events such as 9/11.   Dr Lewis went on to say that regarding the Syrian debacle, the Russians wanted Assad to win but this country wants both sides to lose!  

John Strafford interviewed Julian Lewis and commenced by saying he agreed 100% with his views, and he was wholly in favour of spending 2% of the Budget on Defence spending, and that more of the budget should be spent on conventional weapons.   John Strafford wondered if we were spending money in the right places

When questioned, Dr Lewis said that if British troops were in the Ukraine but we denied they were there it would be a scandal, but that is what is happening now with Russia in the Ukraine. 

NATO says that an attack on one NATO ally is an attack on all. 

The question of Trident came up not surprisingly.   One member of the audience wanted 10 Tridents and another questioner wondered where, if required, a new base could be found – answer Milford Haven in Wales. The audience included several former service military personnel - so informed questioning ensued.   Queries on  drones, aircraft carriers, state of readiness to respond to attack – all were competently responded to by Julian Lewis.

Cllr Allan Glass closed the meeting after warmly thanking the speaker for an informed speech.

What is the use of Parliament? Churchill speaks!

“What is the use of Parliament if it is not the place where true statements can be brought before the people?

What is the use of sending members to the House of Commons who just say popular things of the moment and merely endeavour to give satisfaction to the Government by cheering loudly every ministerial platitude and by walking through the lobbies oblivious of the criticisms they hear?

People talk about our Parliamentary institutions and Parliamentary democracy but if these are to survive it will not be because the Constituencies return tame docile subservient members and try to stamp out every form of independent judgement”.   Winston Churchill 14 March 1939.

Conservativehome survey on what members want

In a survey published in Conservativehome on the 6th October many of the issues which COPOV want are also wanted by a majority of Party members.

1    86% of members want the power to directly elect at least some of the Party Board.
2    61% want to elect the Chairman of the Board.
3.   54% want members to elect the Party Chairman.
4. 50% want the democratic power to amend the Party's constitution.
5 66% want motions to be debated at the Party conference.

Over 950 Party members took part in the survey.

Party Reform advert in Conservativehome 5th October

Campaign for Conservative Democracy

Party Reform

Let's Put Democracy At The Heart Of The Party

If trade unions must be democratic, and we believe they must, then we should set a good example by implementing these reforms in the Conservative Party:

·    The Conservative Party constitution may be amended or changed by the members of the Party at a General Meeting of the Party on the basis of one member one vote provided there is a majority voting in favour of amendment or change and not less than 50% of the members have voted.   Proxy voting shall be allowed.

·    There should be an Annual General Meeting of the Party to which all members are invited. (Note: this meeting should not always be held in the same location so as to prevent it being skewed in favour of members from a particular Region.)

·    The Chairman of the Party should be responsible for the Party Organisation.

·    The Chairman and Treasurer of the Party should be elected by the members of the Party.

·    The Chairman of the Party should present an Annual Report on the Party organisation at the Annual General Meeting of the Party for adoption by the members.

·    The Treasurer of the Party should present the Annual Accounts of the Party to the Annual General Meeting for adoption by the members.

·    The Chairman of the Committee on Candidates should be elected by the members of the Party and should present a report on candidate selection at the Annual General Meeting of the Party.

·    The Chairman of any policy groups should be elected by the members of the Party and should present a report on their workings at the Annual General Meeting of the Party.

·    Motions for debate on policy should be allowed at the Party’s Conference and voted upon.   If due to time constraints all motions submitted cannot be debated the members at the Conference should be able to choose at least three motions for debate.

All motions duly proposed and seconded should be put on the Party’s web site.

·    Regional/Area/Constituency officers should be directly elected by the members of the Party.

·    Should the Leader of the Party enter into a Coalition Agreement or Arrangement with another Party the Agreement must be endorsed at a meeting of the Parliamentary Party and a Special Meeting of members of the Party within seven days of the Agreement or the Agreement will lapse.

If you support these reforms then please send us your name, along with your contact details, such as your email address and constituency and confirm that you are a member of the Conservative Party.  Also let us know if you are happy for us to publish your support.

Contacts:

            Email: johnstrafford@btinternet.com    

            Web Site: http://www.copov.blogspot.co.uk/

            Facebook: Campaign for Conservative Democracy

COPOV Forum 24th October 2015

Do come to the next COPOV Forum See Agenda