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Britain in Europe
Britain in Europe is the main British pro-European pressure group. Despite is connections to Labour and the Liberal Democrats, it is fact a cross-party organisation with supporters from many different political backgrounds. It started to campaign for a “yes” for the Euro, although now it also supports a “yes” for the European Constitution. It also tries convey what it sees as the truth about what it sees as euromyths.
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History
The organisation was launched in 1999 by Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Ken Clarke, Michael Heseltine and Charles Kennedy. In 2003, the organisation linked itself with the pro-European organisation, the European Movement.
Publications
All are PDF files
- Straight Bananas: 201 anti-European myths expolded (543kb)
- There's something about UKIP (223kb)
- The Truth is Out There (865kb)
Backers
The organisation discloses the names of individuals and companies from which it receives donations of more than £5,000 in line with the requirements of the Political Parties Act, although as it is not a political party it is not obligated to do so.
List of Backers
- Mr Paul Adamson
- amicus
- ALSTOM UK Ltd
- Mr Rod Aldridge
- BAE SYSTEMS
- BMP DDB
- BAT
- Professor K Bhattacharrya
- Sir Winifried Bischoff
- bmi (British Midland)
- British Telecommunications plc
- Bunzl plc
- Cookson Group plc
- Mr C Dennis
- Dyson Appliances Ltd
- Mr Vernon Ellis
- Ernst & Young LLP
- European Movement
- Lord Evans of Watford
- Ford Motor Company
- Sir Christopher Gent
- Lord Haskins of Skidby
- Lord Hollick
- Lord Howe of Aberavon
- ICL plc
- General Utilities
- Kellogg's
- Kimberly-Clark Ltd
- KPMG
- Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge
- Mindshare UK
- Nestlé (UK) Ltd
- Sir Bryan Nicholson
- Sir Gulam Noon
- Mr Lindsay Owen-Jones
- Philips Electronics (UK) Ltd
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Ravensale Ltd
- Reuters Group plc
- Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust
- Lord Sainsbury of Turville
- Lord Sharman of Redlynch
- Mr A Sharr
- Siemens Plc
- Mr Barry Townsley
- Mr Adair Turner
- Unilever plc
- United News & Media plc
- Xerox Ltd
- Wrigley UK Ltd
See Also
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