Honorary President: The Rt Hon. the Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, LG, OM, FRS
Vice-President: The Rt Hon. the Lord Lamont of Lerwick, Co-Chairmen: Dr Brian Hindley & Barry Legg
Director: Robert Oulds MA, Head of Research: Dr Helen Szamuely
Washington D.C. Representative: John O'Sullivan, CBE
Former Chairmen: Lord Harris of High Cross, Dr Martin Holmes, Professor Kenneth Minogue

BRUGES GROUP CONFERENCE

BETTER OFF OUT!
OKAY, WHAT NEXT?

Bruges Group Conference
Developing policies for a post-EU Britain

Saturday, 18th November 2006
10:30am – 6:15pm

PROGRAM AND SPEAKERS

10:30am: Registration and Coffee

11.00am – 1pm: WHY BRITAIN MUST LEAVE THE EU

• Nigel Farage MEP is the Leader of the UK Independence Party and is a member of the European Parliament. He will speak on the topic of, Why Britain must leave the European Union.
• Mark Wallace is the Campaign Manager of the Freedom Association. Mark Wallace will discuss the Better Off Out! campaign.
• Barry Legg was the Conservative Party’s Chief Executive and is a former MP. Barry Legg is a businessman and Co-Chairman of the Bruges Group; he will speak on, The EU: A Denial of Opportunity.

1pm – 2pm: Lunch

2pm – 4pm: A NEW POLICY AGENDA FOR BRITAIN

• Philip Davies MP is a Conservative representing Shipley. He is a strong advocate of withdrawal from the EU. Philip Davies will talk on, Why we would be financially better off out of the EU.
• Christopher Booker is the co-author of the Great Deception: The Secret History of the European Union and the Bruges Group paper Britain and Europe: The Culture of Deceit.
• John Midgley is the co-founded of the Campaign Against Political Correctness. John will speak on, A Britain Without Political Correctness.

4.00pm - 4.15pm: Refreshments

4.15pm – 6.15pm: OUT OF THE EU INTO THE WORLD

• Daniel Hannan MEP is a Conservative MEP and a leader writer for many newspapers and journals. Daniel Hannan will speak on, Human Rights and Civil Liberties.
• Matthew Elliot is the Chief Executive of the Taxpayers’ Alliance and co-author of the Bumper Book of Government Waste. He will discuss, Making Britain competitive again: A new tax agenda for the UK.
• Ronald Stewart-Brown is the founder of the Trade Policy Research Centre. He will speak on, Britain: a global trading nation and leaving the Single-Market.
• Dr Helen Szamuely is the co-author of the Bruges Group paper Alien Thoughts: Reflections on Identity. She will speak on, Britishness and national identity once we are out of the EU.

Venue: Great Hall, King’s College London, The Strand, London

Admission: £20 (payable on the door or in advance)
Includes lunch, wine, tea, coffee, cheese, biscuits, refreshments and nibbles

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For further information and tickets contact:

Robert Oulds
Director
The Bruges Group
232 Linen Hall, 162-168 Regent Street, London W1B 5TB
UK

Tel: +44(0) 20 7287 4414
Mobile: 0774 002 9787
E-mail: info@brugesgroup.com

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