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Free Life, Issue 33, August 1999
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Letters to the Editor Sir, The dropping of a charge of racially aggravated criminal damage against George Staunton might seem like a victory ["George Staunton: First Martyr of the Anti-EU Movement", Free Life No.32, July 1999]. It is emphatically not. As an ex bureaucrat, I can tell you precisely what happened. In bringing this absurd charge, the police were (1) cynically testing the water of public opinion and (2) intimidating the general public. I would very much doubt whether there was ever any real intention to prosecute. They chose the case of George Staunton because it was guaranteed to get wide media coverage. Most people are already intimidated by the "anti-racist" culture of public life and the existence of the Race Relations Act. They will now think twice before promoting ideas such as those put forward by George Staunton.Thus are the "anti-racist" goal posts moved and any patriotic feeling made illicit. The most sinister aspect of this case is the complete absence of political opposition to the charge even being considered. The only way for such authoritarian nonsense to be countered in our present dire circumstances is for as many people as possible to publicly express the views of George Staunton. This was not even a partial victory. It was an exercise in market testing by the authoritarian forces within the state. From them it was a success because no public outcry occurred. I predict that a new Race Relations Act will be passed within the next five years and when it is, its drafting will take account of the passive response of those in public life when George Staunton was charged. Yours sincerely, Robert
Henderson Sir, How sad that Mr. Meek ["The Conservative Party and One Libertarian: The Story Of An Estrangement", Free Life No.32, July 1999] was led to think that he was expressing any sort of solidarity with US Libertarians by joining the Libertarian Party, rather than expressing precisely the opposite. We still have much work to do. Freely as ever, Samuel Edward Konkin
III Sir, It is interesting that the introduction of proportional representation, a Labour and Liberal Democrat cause, will strengthen the anti-EU voice in the UK ["Editorial", Free Life No.31, June 1999]. Although I understand your reluctance to vote for the Tories, I cannot help but wish for a large combined Tory and UKIP vote tomorrow, with a large UKIP share of that total. Given the way the British media has presented the issues, any Tory vote will be interpreted as an anti-EU vote, and it will be totalled as Tories and UKIP vs. Labour, LibDems, and Pro-Euro Conservatives. PR has allowed people like yourself, and hopefully many other Conservatives, to vote for the UKIP without worrying that it will be "wasted". I wonder what the effect would be if several UKIP members were to be elected to the EP. With effective leadership they would surely be an embarrassment to the EU. As for US and Canadian libertarians, I hope others will join in the fight to make sure NAFTA membership and wider alliances are made available to keep the Atlantic option alive for the UK. Perhaps then we can fight to turn NAFTA into a community based on the principles of Common Law and the English and American Bills of Rights. Best of luck to the people of England in their fight to retain Common Law and, ultimately, their freedom. Your fight is our fight. Regards, James C.
Bennett Sir, If you have any time left between your media appearances could you please mail me the JULY issue of Free Life for which I have already paid the princely sum of £10.00 British sterling. I have of course already down loaded the "Adobe Acrobat" file from your web site, but having paid for a hard copy subscription, I think it reasonable that in future I get my paper copy before others can download the net version for free. Yours sincerely, Richard
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