EU ignoring democracy

A controversial European human rights programme is being imposed on Britain by the back door, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal.

European Commission documents show that all new proposed legislation from Brussels will incorporate the Charter of Fundamental Rights - despite it having been rejected by voters. Last night Liam Fox, the shadow foreign secretary, wrote to Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, demanding an urgent explanation for MPs. The charter, a hotch-potch of guarantees, including the right to strike, was a key section of the European Constitution rejected this year by French and Dutch voters.

After the votes, the consititution was declared "dead in the water", and a planned referendum in Britain was scrapped. However, the European Commission document COM (2005) 172 - seen by The Sunday Telegraph The Sunday Telegraph - sets out a framework for "ensuring that the charter is properly implemented".

Chris Heaton-Harris, the Conservative MEP, said: "This is exactly what we were promised would not happen - bits of the constitution brought in by the back door."

It seems that it is irrelevant that the french and dutch rejected the constitution. Seriously... why do they ask us if they are going to do the complete opposite?

If the EU is supposed to be democratic (which it isn't) why would they impose it on us against our will? This yet more evidence trhat we must leave the EU. This is now a war that we have no choice but to win. If we lose we will lose all our freedoms including democracy. It will be difficult to win especially when we have traitors for leaders.

Seriously... if our leaders aren't traitors why are we still in the EU? They say that the EU is good for business but growth in the euro zone is set to suffer a dramatic slowdown this year, dashing hopes of a sustainable recovery.

We do not need the EU for trade. It has been proven many times that the EU is bad for business as a lot of businesses go elsewhere as there are far too much red tape.

Our only close hope of getting out of the EU rests on the result of the first round of Conservative leadership contest tomorrow. If Clarke is voted out we will be more safe. If Fox is elected in the end we will be more than safe.