Gloucestershire MEP Julie Girling throws support behind David Cameron’s European Union referendum plans

Member of the European Parliament for the south west and Gibraltar Julie Girling (Con) Member of the European Parliament for the south west and Gibraltar Julie Girling (Con)

A GLOUCESTERSHIRE politician has thrown her support behind David Cameron’s call for a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union.

Member of the European Parliament for the south west and Gibraltar Julie Girling (Con) described the Prime Minister’s promise to hold a referendum if the Conservatives win the next general election as “spot on”.

“I think it’s vital we have a referendum and I’m delighted he’s come and said so,” she said.

“I think as the British people we need to have a referendum – I look forward to discussion with the public on it because what we need now is to know what people think.”

Mr Cameron made the promise last week, winning approval from fellow Tories but prompting criticism from Liberal Democrat colleagues.

Comments(7)

Robert Jeanes says...
9:41pm Sat 2 Feb 13

In effect Ms. Girling endorses the premise that she really has no idea what ..... 'the people think'.

There could not be a more clear admission that, certainly here in Gloucestershire, boxes are needed to be physically ticked for some sort of guidance as to which way the grass-root voter leans.

Ms. Girling is reminded that ..."In Touch"... was the Tory manifesto phrase chosen to adorn its particularly patronising freebie literature concocted for the local elections in 2011.

Ms. Girling will have noted (probably not actually) that local voters here in Fairford were not out of touch when they ticked boxes and thus dismissed her party hierachy's chosen Ward candidate.

Voters managed to do this all on their own.

Union Man says...
1:21am Sun 3 Feb 13

Your point is Mr Jeanes? because in Fairford, the Liberal Democrats came third.

Olly Cromwell says...
10:23am Sun 3 Feb 13

Let's all thank Julie Gridlock as the one who first introduced the Cirencester car parking charge escalator and for supporting putting UK in the slow lane of Europe for the next 5 years.

Pentheus says...
8:39am Tue 5 Feb 13

Good grief our esteemed MEP and Euro person speaks....She is delighted that we have a referendum , so I am I next week would be good I am free Wednesday....lets get rid of the lies and deceit of the Conservaties ...before they start making even more promises to save their own backsides..
Broken promise 1 No frontline cuts

Broken promise 2 Protecting the NHS budget

Broken promise 3 3,000 more police officers

Broken promise 4 Keeping VAT at 17.5%

Broken promise 5 Keeping the Future Jobs Fund

Broken promise 6 Keeping the Education Maintenance Allowances

Broken promise 7 Preserving tax credits for middle earners

Broken promise 8 Removing the "couple penalty"

Broken promise 9 Scrapping tuition fees

Broken promise 10 No bonuses for bank directors.

Broken promise 11 Provide 3,000 more midwives

Broken promise 12 Three more army battalions

Broken promise 13 Pupil Premium additional to the schools budget

Broken promise 14 Keeping Child Benefit universal

Broken promise 15 Stopping A&E and maternity closures

Broken promise 16 A Post Office Bank

Broken promise 17 No cuts to the Royal Navy

Broken promise 18 Cutting rail fares each year

Broken promise 19 Keeping the Child Trust Fund for the poorest families

Broken promise 20 No more top down NHS reorganisations

Broken promise 21 Creating more than 150 new public bodies despite pledging to hold a “bonfire of the quangos”.

Broken Promise 22 "You can read my lips. That is a promise from my heart." Cameron in Opposition promising to look after the elderly, frail, poor and needy" and protect pensioners' benefits

Broken Promise 23 Protect the vital Sure Start service

Broken Promise 24 NHS funding to be reduced by nearly £20billion – despite a vow to increase health spending

Broken Promise 25 The PM promised to give energy regulators more power, but failed to act as Scottish Power announced a £175-a-year price hike.

Broken Promise 26 Pledge to protect the NHS unravelled even further when it was revealed hospital waiting times have soared.

StephanieP says...
3:47pm Tue 5 Feb 13

Lies and deceits of the Conservatives? What about the lies, deceits and adultery of Lib Dem, Chris Huhne? What about the scandal surrounding Lib Dem Cirencester Town Council posting their Christmas cards using tax payers’ money? What about the lies and deceits surrounding the Market Place Lib Dem proposals?

Robert Jeanes says...
9:41pm Tue 5 Feb 13

Lies and deceipts includes those who are so utterly phoney as not to have the courage of their convictions. So, it's let's heckle anonymously – while we can....

"StephanieP" could well be a stripper in Burford or even the Secretary at the Tory Party's Witney offices. StephanieP may be the mistress of a top CDC Councillor!

Getting past the Editor is one thing ....StephanieP .... and you/and your Party (?) have been doing this for yonks. It is a situation which, for you, works perfectly.... Disconcerting it is then for some, is the fact that any fakery and its provenance is known to this publisher and this publisher's moderators. The implications of this secretly-held data are truly profound – a point I have made before which, in turn, will also be somewhere in cyberspace on 'electronic digital' record.

Being apolitical (which I try to be) is very difficult in the Cotswolds but some balance to the snide and opportune quip above might be afforded to readers should they look up the dubious skills of Aitken, Profumo, Boothby, Archer, Mellor, Hamilton and, countless others of whatever political persuasion – all of them having been entrusted - and paid - to be working entirely in voters' interests.

Southwark Crown Court exposed a phoney this week.

I suspect ..... StephanieP, ....... there may be others.

Pentheus says...
6:27am Wed 6 Feb 13

Returning to the subject matter ,the British public has been systematically lied to by both the Conservatives , Labour and Lib Dems over the EU. There is no difference between any of the parties.None of them command any respect. The nature of politics is the gain saying on any subject to achieve personal ends.

What really ? actually has the MEP for SouthWest and Gibralter done for the people of the Cotswolds ? get to her publish a statement of fact !.......
I will willingly supply the postage stamp so she can write on the back of it..........

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