The Real Veritas Party Forum

The above genuine Veritas discussion group is now up and running and may be reached from this link.

AN EARLIER VERSION WAS BEING RUN BY SUPPORTERS OF ANOTHER PARTY

TheURL for adding to your bookmark or favourites is www.veritaspartyforum.co.uk

An Important Debate in a Crucial Constituency!

THE BRUGES GROUP AND THE DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT HOST A JOINT PUBLIC MEETINGTHE EU CONSTITUTION: WHY BRITAIN SHOULD SAY NO

Thursday, 3rd March7.00pm for 7.30pm until 9.30pm

SpeakersThe Rt. Hon Oliver Letwin, MP - Shadow ChancellorCllr Steve Radford - President of the Liberal PartyMarc Glendenning - Campaign Director Democracy MovementVenue:

The Corn Exchange, DorchesterDorset
Admission: Free
Cash Bar

The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MPShadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and Member of Parliament for West Dorset. He was appointed Frontbench Spokesman for Constitutional Affairs in June 1998. In September 2000, he became Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury. In September 2001, he was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Home Affairs and in June 2002, he was made a member of the Privy Council. In November 2003 Oliver Letwin was appointed Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. His political interests include agriculture, European community affairs, education, international affairs and international development, social security, trade and industry. Oliver Letwin’s publications include: Ethics, Emotion and the Unity of Self; Privatising the World; Drift to Union; Aims of Schooling and Criminal Justice and the draft Constitution.

Cllr Steve RadfordPresident of The Liberal Party. He has represented the Tuebrook Ward of Liverpool for 27 years and has secured 85% of the vote. In the last two general elections he has come second beating the Liberal Democrats. He is a critique of ID cards and is a vociferous opponent of the EU describing it as illiberal and undemocratic akin to the politics and economics of the former Soviet Union.

Marc Henri GlendenningCampaign Director of the Democracy Movement.

For further information contact:Robert OuldsDirectorThe Bruges Group216 Linen Hall, 162-168 Regent Street, London W1B 5TB

According to a 'Spy' report in the Daily Telegraph earlier this week, this will be an attempt by the besieged Oliver Letwin to try and gather some eurosceptic credentials. He should not be allowed to get away with it - please go along and stop him.

The same article states that UKIP will only select their candidate to stand against Letwin two days before this planned event.

Immigration Policy Unveiled

Robert Kilroy-Silk MEP unveiled the Veritas Immigration and Asylum policy in Westminster this morning. Full details are now linked from the party website:

http://www.veritasparty.com

Robert Kilroy-Silk MP - Principled Eurosceptic and Rebel

The attacks against the character and supposed opportunism of the leader of the new Veritas party are entirely disproved by the report, linked here, with its detailedsurvey into the voting records of his period as an MP. The following is a brief extract:-

....As the table shows, these 53 (rebellious -ed) votes ranged across many different areas of policy.

Kilroy-Silk’s first ever rebellious vote occurred on the issue of Europe: in April 1974, he voted against the Second Reading of the Channel Tunnel Bill, his only rebellious vote of the short March-October Labour Government.

He also voted against direct elections to the European Parliament on no less than six occasions (plus opposing the two Second Reading votes of the twice-introduced European Assembly Elections Bill, which were both subject to a Labour free vote) and voted in favour of greater scrutiny of European Commission documents by Westminster’s Standing Committees.

In April 1975, he was also one of 145 Labour MPs who voted against a Government motion (on a free vote, but against frontbench advice) supporting Britain’s continued membership of the Common Market, following Foreign Secretary Jim Callaghan’s ‘renegotiation’ of the terms of membership.

The Veritas Party on the London Assembly is launched

As a direct result of UKIP's betrayal of euroscepticism - fully illustrated by its refusal to fight any of the three Westminster by-elections since the victory of last June, or to properly prepare for the coming General Election - UKIP has ceased to have any representation or staff in the London Assembly.

As well as the two former UKIP members Damian Hockney and Peter Hulme-Cross, former Party Treasurer and UKIP National Executive Committee member John de Roeck becomes Treasurer of the Veritas Party while Michael Harvey beomes the Secretary of the new party.

Other names well known to UKIP members now on board with Veritas are Miss Antoine, Shanker and Daniel Moss.

Also announced yesterday afternoon was the name of the new Veritas London Region Campaign Manager Tim Parker.

Veritas South West Web Site Launched

The new website may be viewed by clicking here

The URL for entering into your bookmarks or favourites is http://www.veritasparty-southwest.com/

The new page opens as follows:-

Years of spin, distortion and outright lies have caused almost two in three voters in Britain to ‘give up’ on politics. This has allowed the most controlling and self-serving government in our history to trample all over our customs, our way of life and our fundamental freedoms.

This party will bring people back into political decision making by being honest about the problems that face the nation, offering commonsense policies to deal with them and committing to implement them without fear or favour.... (for more visit the page).

First Veritas Councillor & Kilroy goes for Erewash

The following is an extract from the latest Derby Guardian, linked here:

© Brennan Publications 2nd Year ISSN 1743-2243

Volume 2 (No. 60A) EXTRA By email February 4, 2005

Contents include: The country’s first Veritas councillor is already on Derby City Council; The leader of the Labour group explains why its 25 councillors voted to abstain in the crucial vote on Quad, the controversial arts and media project; Last call for Derby voters to register for the general election, and much more.

Kilroy’s new party makes a splash in Derbyshire

Frank Leeming is first Veritas councillor

Elected as Derby City Council’s first and only member of the United Kingdom Independence Party last year, Frank Leeming resigned in December to become its only Independent member.
As UKIP fell apart, he retained his belief in its bestknown member, Robert Kilroy-Silk, and behind the scenes became involved in the formation of the new party, Veritas (writes our political editor).
He has now given up his Independent label to become the city’s first councillor-member of Veritas, launched by Robert Kilroy-Silk on Wednesday in London, and last night in Derby.
Mr Leeming, a self-confessed political innocent, now also has the distinction of becoming the new party’s first councillor in the country. He is making that official by informing the city council today.
Veritas already has candidates to fight both city seats, Derby North and Derby South, South Derbyshire, Amber Valley, the new constituency of Mid-Derbyshire, and Erewash:
The Erewash candidate will be the party leader, Robert Kilroy-Silk, MEP, opposing Liz Blackman, Labour, who has held the seat since 1997, and at the last election had a majority of 6,932.

New Party to Launch Tomorrow

VERITAS …the Straight Talking Party

MEDIA ADVICE: Tuesday 1 February 2005, 11am

Robert Kilroy-Silk to front launch of VERITAS - Wednesday, 2 February, Institute of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, Westminster, 10.30am prompt

Robert Kilroy-Silk will tomorrow (Wednesday), at 10.30am, announce the formation of a new political Party, the straight talking Party, VERITAS.

An attractive, central venue has been chosen at the Institute of Civil Engineers, with plenty of room for guests from TV, radio and press:

1 Great George Street, Westminster, LONDON SW1P 3AA Tel: 0207 665 2323.