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The Butterfill saga confirms the power of the South Molton Declaration Following is the correspondence with John Butterfill MP who poses as a Eurosceptic for the purpose of retaining his seat. It proves how the SMD can uniquely expose the truth about MPs beliefs on "Europe". John Butterfill was alerted by one of his constituents who now - thanks to the SMD - knows the truth about his MP!
----- Original Message ----- I see you have me listed as a Eurofederalist. Like many in the Tory party [including the late George Gardiner!] I used to be keen on the EU on the basis that it supported the Capitalist system at a time when the Labour were little short of crypto Communists. Today I believe we should repudiate the discredited Euro, withdraw from the CAP & Common Fisheries Policy and renegotiate most of the recent treaties. We joined a trading bloc, not a putative Federal state! Please take the trouble to read my Parliamentary speeches and election addresses over the last decade! yours
-----Original Message----- Dear Mr Butterfil, Are we incorrect in believing that you had a leading role in the European Movement for many years? Yours sincerely Lynn Riley
----- Original Message -----
I no longer have any connection with either organisation. John Butterfill.
----- Original Message ----- Dear Mr Butterfill, We are delighted that you have now joined the forces defending the sovereignty of the British people - i.e. their inalienable right to sack their lawmakers. We are concerned that your political record will count against you in future elections (or perhaps more to the point in future selections). In order to overcome this obstacle and declare yourself unequivocally we invite you to join an increasing number of Conservative and (other party) candidates who have signed the South Molton Declaration. We can assure you that names of signatories are not disclosed by us. The South Molton Declaration is a powerful electoral tool which we are delighted to make available to those candidates who need to overcome the understandable cynicism of an electorate, which has been repeatedly lied to on the sovereignty issue for over 30 years. We will be sending you the declaration for signature in due course. Yours sincerely Lynn Riley
Rodney Atkinson sent a copy of the South Molton Declaration on 10th December 2002.
REB Atkinson Esq. 17th December 2002 Dear Mr Atkinson, I thank you for your letter of 10th December enclosing a copy of the South Molton Declaration. I do not regard my record as having been 'tarnished' in the way you suggest since you may care to remember that at the time I was Chairman of the Conservative Group for Europe, Margaret Thatcher was its patron. It is just that times move on and today's European Community is a very different animal from the Common Market which I originally supported. Whilst there is nothing in the Declaration to which I object, it is not my policy to sign declarations produced by others but to make my own points in my own way to those whom I seek to represent. I have not had any particular difficulty in doing this in the past since, as you may be aware, I had one of the lowest swings against me in the whole of the U.K. in 1997 and actually increased my share of the poll at the last election.
John Butterfill
John Butterfill FRICS MP 8th January 2003 Dear Mr Butterfill, I am in receipt of your letter of 17th December 2002. We are delighted that you have acknowledged that with changing circumstances and perceptions it is often necessary to change your mind - in your case from eurofanaticism to apparent Euroscepticism. It is precisely that principle which is enshrined in our democratic constitution - that no decision of parliament can be taken 'irrevocably and irreversibly'. The 'irrevocable and irreversible' removal of that very principle from the constitution of the United Kingdom in the Treaties signed by your party and voted for by yourself is therefore revealed for the crass and historically evil step that it was. The South Molton Declaration offers you an opportunity to commit to the reassertion of the rights of the sovereign body in this country - i.e. the people. You have refused to sign and therefore you have refused to act to assert the sovereignty of your electorate. You have therefore hammered another nail in the coffin of a one great political party - not to mention the coffin of a once great nation. You stance will of course now be broadcast to the electorate nationally and to your constituents. Yours sincerely,
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