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National Referendum on the European Union

The European Union Act 2011 deals with the future, but this motion deals with where we are today. People already feel that too many powers have been passed on. At a time when people pick up their phones and spend their own money voting week in, week out to keep their favourite contestants on programmes such as ““Strictly Come Dancing”” and ““The X Factor””, many will be baffled as to why the Government and all those who oppose this motion seem keen to prevent them from having their chance to vote on Britain's future relationship with the European Union.