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No2EU

January 31, 2023

No2EU is a left-wing Eurosceptic electoral alliance[a] in the United Kingdom. It was first founded in 2009 when it campaigned under the campaign slogan No2EU — Yes to Democracy; it was led by Bob Crow and backed by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), who provided most of its funding, the Communist Party of Britain and Solidarity (Scotland) among others. It participated in the 2009 European Parliament elections and the European elections in 2014 with the party name "No2EU"[2] and the campaign slogan No2EU — Yes to Workers' Rights.[3]

No2EU
Founded19 March 2009 (2009-03-19)[1]
IdeologyEuroscepticism
Socialism
Political positionLeft-wing
Colours  Dark grey
SloganYes to Workers' Rights
Website
www.tuaeu.co.uk

The organisation is now known as Trade Unionists Against the EU.

Summary of main policies

No2EU's declared position is for a Europe of "democratic states that value public services and does not offer them to profiteers; a Europe that guarantees the rights of workers and does not put the interests of big business above that of ordinary people".[4] This, it contested, is impossible within the current European Union structure and it calls for a withdrawal from the EU.[5] In keeping with its socialist position it campaigns for public ownership of some national industries[6] and investment in public services.[7]

It is hostile to fascist politics,[5][8] acting as an 'internationalist alternative'[9] to the perceived xenophobic positions of existing far-right eurosceptic parties. Tensions arising from the free movement of labour are explained as an economic issue, for example Bob Crow has stated that he is against "two workers from different countries competing against each other on different rates of pay".[10]

History

No2EU – Yes to Democracy was initiated by the RMT to contest the June 2009 European Parliament elections. In addition to the RMT, the coalition included:

This was notable as the first instance in recent history of a British trade union officially putting its support behind a national electoral presence other than the Labour Party,[12] though the RMT had set some precedent in Scotland when it backed the Scottish Socialist Party.[13]

2009 European Parliament election

No2EU received 153,236 votes[14] or 1% of the national vote, winning no seats and finishing in 11th place behind Arthur Scargill's Socialist Labour Party. The alliance only fielded candidates in Great Britain, none in Northern Ireland.[15] The regional breakdown of the vote was as follows:

Constituency Candidates Votes %
East Midlands John McEwan, Avtar Sadiq, Jean Thorpe, Shangara Singh Gahonia, Laurence Platt 11,375 0.9
East of England Brian Denny, Frank Jepson, Steve Glennon, Phil Katz, Eleanor Donne, Pete Relph, Ron Rodwell 13,939 0.9
London Bob Crow, John Hendy, Mary Davis, Kevin Nolan, Syed Islam, Onay Kasab, John Rowe, Nick Wrack 17,758 1.0
North East England Martin Levy, Hannah Walter, Peter Pinkney 8,066 1.4
North West England Roger Bannister, Les Skarrot, Craig Johnston, Alec McFadden, Steve Radford, Lynn Worthington, John Metcalfe, Harry Smith 23,580 1.4
South East England Dave Hill, Garry Hassell, Kevin Hayes, Owen Morris, Gawain Little, Robert Wilkinson, Jacqui Berry, Nick Wright, Nick Chaffey, Sarah Wrack[16] 21,455 0.9
South West England Alex Gordon, Roger Davey, Rachel Lynch, Nick Quirk, John Chambers, Paul Dyer 9,741 0.6
West Midlands David Nellist, Dyal Singh Bagri, Malcolm Gribbin, Jo Stevenson, Peter MacLaren, Andy Chaffer[17] 13,415 1.0
Yorkshire and the Humber Keith Gibson, Celia Foote, Jackie Grunsell, Peter March, Mike Davies, Juliet Marie Boddington 15,614 1.3
Scotland John Foster, Tommy Sheridan, Leah Ganley, Stuart Hyslop, Ajit Singh Uppal, Tom Morrison 9,693 0.9
Wales Robert Griffiths, Rob Williams, Laura Picand, Trevor Jones [18] 8,600 1.3
Total 153,236 1.0

After the election, activity dwindled and the campaign was statutorily de-registered by the Electoral Commission on 2 November 2010.

2014 European Parliament election

On 16 October 2013, the campaign re-registered with the Electoral Commission, consisting of an alliance of the RMT, the Socialist Party and the Communist Party of Britain, ready to contest the 2014 European Parliament election.[19][20] For 2014, the slate used the party name of "No2EU"[2] and the campaign slogan No2EU – Yes to workers' rights.[21]

No2EU – Yes to Workers' Rights stood 46 candidates in seven regions in the 22 May euro election including London, North West, Eastern, Wales, Scotland, Yorks and Humber and West Midlands.

The candidates were as follows:

Constituency Candidates Votes %
East of England Brian Denny, Eleanor Donne, Steve Glennon, David Goode, Leonardo Impett, Teresa MacKay, Emily Thompson-Golding 4,870 0.3
London Edward Dempsey, Alex Gordon, April Ashley, Annie Ngemi, Mary Davis, Paula Mitchell, Natasha Hoarau,[22] Michael Carty 3,804 0.2
North West England Roger Bannister, George Waterhouse, Jacqueline Grunsell, John Metcalfe, George Tapp, Mark Rowe, James Healy, Kevin Morrison 5,402 0.3
West Midlands Dave Nellist, Pat Collins, Joanne Stevenson, Sophia Hussain, Paul Reilly, Andy Chaffer, Amanda Marfleet 4,653 0.3
Yorkshire and the Humber Trevor Howard, Mary Jackson, Carrie Hedderwick, Adrian O'Malley, Steven Andrew, Iain Dalton 3,807 0.3
Scotland John Foster, Andrew Elliot, Murdo Maclean, Gail Morrow, Brian Smith, Ritchie Veitch 6,418 0.5
Wales Robert Griffiths, Claire Job, Steve Skelly, Laura Picand 2,803 0.4
Total 31,757 0.2

No2EU deregistered as a political party on 1 November 2014. It did not contest the 2019 European Parliament elections.

European Parliament

European Parliament
Election year # of total votes % of overall vote # of seats won Rank
2009[23] 153,236   1.0%  
0 / 72
 13  
2014 31,757   0.19%  
0 / 73
 18  

Notes

  1. ^ For legal reasons the No2EU alliance is registered as a political party in its own right.

References

  1. ^ "A battle for democracy". Morning Star. People's Press Printing Society. 20 March 2009. p. 2.
  2. ^ a b "Regulated entity profile: No2EU". Retrieved 4 February 2014. Use the Registration Search function to search for 'No2EU' and click on the EC Reference Number (PP 2164) to display registration details.
  3. ^ "Bob Crow launches 'workers against EU'". Daily Express. 10 September 2013.
  4. ^ . 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
  5. ^ a b "No2EU says" (PDF). exit left. No2EU. 2013. p. 6.
  6. ^ "No2EU?". Off the Rails. Alliance for Workers Liberty. 2 July 2009. The platform calls for nationalisation of a few industries (railways, post office, NHS and energy).
  7. ^ Crow, Bob (27 May 2009). No2EU - Yes to Democracy election broadcast (television broadcast). BBC One. Event occurs at 2:33. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. we call for more investment in public services
  8. ^ . RMT. 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012.
  9. ^ Griffiths, Robert (9 April 2009). "New left openings?". Morning Star. People's Press Printing Society. p. 8.
  10. ^ Wheeler, Brian (22 May 2009). "Crow launches NO2EU euro campaign". BBC News.
  11. ^ . Morning Star. People's Press Printing Society. 25 May 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013.
  12. ^ "Socialist Party on No2EU". Socialist Unity website. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  13. ^ "Rail union breaks with Labour". BBC News. 7 February 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  14. ^ "European Election Results 2009, UK Results". BBC News. 19 April 2009.
  15. ^ . No2EU. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012.
  16. ^ "Workers' Candidates For a Workers' Europe". No2EU - Yes To Democracy, South East Region. 10 May 2009.
  17. ^ . Dudley News. 22 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 May 2009.
  18. ^ "No2EU – Yes to Democracy declares slate of candidates for June 4th vote". Socialist Resistance.
  19. ^ "No2EU, yes to workers' rights". RMT.
  20. ^ Denny, Brian (6 September 2013). "Bob Crow explains why No2EU is standing in 2014 elections". RMT.
  21. ^ Bob Crow (10 September 2013). "2014 European Parliament Elections Support "NO2EU – Yes to Workers' Rights". RMT. Retrieved 4 February 2014. That we note the Political Sub Committee have met to discuss this campaign on three occasions and we note the campaign name has now changed to 'NO2EU – YES TO WORKERS RIGHTS.'
  22. ^ Replacing her late father Bob Crow
  23. ^ "European Election 2009: UK Results". BBC News. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

January 31, 2023
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This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information June 2016 No2EU is a left wing Eurosceptic electoral alliance a in the United Kingdom It was first founded in 2009 when it campaigned under the campaign slogan No2EU Yes to Democracy it was led by Bob Crow and backed by the National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers RMT who provided most of its funding the Communist Party of Britain and Solidarity Scotland among others It participated in the 2009 European Parliament elections and the European elections in 2014 with the party name No2EU 2 and the campaign slogan No2EU Yes to Workers Rights 3 No2EUFounded19 March 2009 2009 03 19 1 IdeologyEuroscepticism SocialismPolitical positionLeft wingColours Dark greySloganYes to Workers RightsWebsitewww wbr tuaeu wbr co wbr ukPolitics of the United KingdomPolitical partiesElectionsThe organisation is now known as Trade Unionists Against the EU Contents 1 Summary of main policies 2 History 2 1 2009 European Parliament election 2 2 2014 European Parliament election 2 3 European Parliament 3 Notes 4 ReferencesSummary of main policies EditNo2EU s declared position is for a Europe of democratic states that value public services and does not offer them to profiteers a Europe that guarantees the rights of workers and does not put the interests of big business above that of ordinary people 4 This it contested is impossible within the current European Union structure and it calls for a withdrawal from the EU 5 In keeping with its socialist position it campaigns for public ownership of some national industries 6 and investment in public services 7 It is hostile to fascist politics 5 8 acting as an internationalist alternative 9 to the perceived xenophobic positions of existing far right eurosceptic parties Tensions arising from the free movement of labour are explained as an economic issue for example Bob Crow has stated that he is against two workers from different countries competing against each other on different rates of pay 10 History EditNo2EU Yes to Democracy was initiated by the RMT to contest the June 2009 European Parliament elections In addition to the RMT the coalition included Alliance for Green Socialism Communist Party of Britain 11 Indian Workers Association Liberal Party Socialist Party SolidarityThis was notable as the first instance in recent history of a British trade union officially putting its support behind a national electoral presence other than the Labour Party 12 though the RMT had set some precedent in Scotland when it backed the Scottish Socialist Party 13 2009 European Parliament election Edit No2EU received 153 236 votes 14 or 1 of the national vote winning no seats and finishing in 11th place behind Arthur Scargill s Socialist Labour Party The alliance only fielded candidates in Great Britain none in Northern Ireland 15 The regional breakdown of the vote was as follows Constituency Candidates Votes East Midlands John McEwan Avtar Sadiq Jean Thorpe Shangara Singh Gahonia Laurence Platt 11 375 0 9East of England Brian Denny Frank Jepson Steve Glennon Phil Katz Eleanor Donne Pete Relph Ron Rodwell 13 939 0 9London Bob Crow John Hendy Mary Davis Kevin Nolan Syed Islam Onay Kasab John Rowe Nick Wrack 17 758 1 0North East England Martin Levy Hannah Walter Peter Pinkney 8 066 1 4North West England Roger Bannister Les Skarrot Craig Johnston Alec McFadden Steve Radford Lynn Worthington John Metcalfe Harry Smith 23 580 1 4South East England Dave Hill Garry Hassell Kevin Hayes Owen Morris Gawain Little Robert Wilkinson Jacqui Berry Nick Wright Nick Chaffey Sarah Wrack 16 21 455 0 9South West England Alex Gordon Roger Davey Rachel Lynch Nick Quirk John Chambers Paul Dyer 9 741 0 6West Midlands David Nellist Dyal Singh Bagri Malcolm Gribbin Jo Stevenson Peter MacLaren Andy Chaffer 17 13 415 1 0Yorkshire and the Humber Keith Gibson Celia Foote Jackie Grunsell Peter March Mike Davies Juliet Marie Boddington 15 614 1 3Scotland John Foster Tommy Sheridan Leah Ganley Stuart Hyslop Ajit Singh Uppal Tom Morrison 9 693 0 9Wales Robert Griffiths Rob Williams Laura Picand Trevor Jones 18 8 600 1 3Total 153 236 1 0After the election activity dwindled and the campaign was statutorily de registered by the Electoral Commission on 2 November 2010 2014 European Parliament election Edit On 16 October 2013 the campaign re registered with the Electoral Commission consisting of an alliance of the RMT the Socialist Party and the Communist Party of Britain ready to contest the 2014 European Parliament election 19 20 For 2014 the slate used the party name of No2EU 2 and the campaign slogan No2EU Yes to workers rights 21 No2EU Yes to Workers Rights stood 46 candidates in seven regions in the 22 May euro election including London North West Eastern Wales Scotland Yorks and Humber and West Midlands The candidates were as follows Constituency Candidates Votes East of England Brian Denny Eleanor Donne Steve Glennon David Goode Leonardo Impett Teresa MacKay Emily Thompson Golding 4 870 0 3London Edward Dempsey Alex Gordon April Ashley Annie Ngemi Mary Davis Paula Mitchell Natasha Hoarau 22 Michael Carty 3 804 0 2North West England Roger Bannister George Waterhouse Jacqueline Grunsell John Metcalfe George Tapp Mark Rowe James Healy Kevin Morrison 5 402 0 3West Midlands Dave Nellist Pat Collins Joanne Stevenson Sophia Hussain Paul Reilly Andy Chaffer Amanda Marfleet 4 653 0 3Yorkshire and the Humber Trevor Howard Mary Jackson Carrie Hedderwick Adrian O Malley Steven Andrew Iain Dalton 3 807 0 3Scotland John Foster Andrew Elliot Murdo Maclean Gail Morrow Brian Smith Ritchie Veitch 6 418 0 5Wales Robert Griffiths Claire Job Steve Skelly Laura Picand 2 803 0 4Total 31 757 0 2No2EU deregistered as a political party on 1 November 2014 It did not contest the 2019 European Parliament elections European Parliament Edit European Parliament Election year of total votes of overall vote of seats won Rank2009 23 153 236 1 0 0 72 13 2014 31 757 0 19 0 73 18 Notes Edit For legal reasons the No2EU alliance is registered as a political party in its own right References Edit A battle for democracy Morning Star People s Press Printing Society 20 March 2009 p 2 a b Regulated entity profile No2EU Retrieved 4 February 2014 Use the Registration Search function to search for No2EU and click on the EC Reference Number PP 2164 to display registration details Bob Crow launches workers against EU Daily Express 10 September 2013 About No2EU 2013 Archived from the original on 17 October 2013 a b No2EU says PDF exit left No2EU 2013 p 6 No2EU Off the Rails Alliance for Workers Liberty 2 July 2009 The platform calls for nationalisation of a few industries railways post office NHS and energy Crow Bob 27 May 2009 No2EU Yes to Democracy election broadcast television broadcast BBC One Event occurs at 2 33 Archived from the original on 20 December 2021 we call for more investment in public services RMT members clash with BNP in Carlisle RMT 11 May 2009 Archived from the original on 13 January 2012 Griffiths Robert 9 April 2009 New left openings Morning Star People s Press Printing Society p 8 Wheeler Brian 22 May 2009 Crow launches NO2EU euro campaign BBC News Communists plan for EU elections Morning Star People s Press Printing Society 25 May 2013 p 4 Archived from the original on 25 June 2013 Socialist Party on No2EU Socialist Unity website Retrieved 5 October 2013 Rail union breaks with Labour BBC News 7 February 2004 Retrieved 27 May 2014 European Election Results 2009 UK Results BBC News 19 April 2009 candidates No2EU Archived from the original on 23 February 2012 Workers Candidates For a Workers Europe No2EU Yes To Democracy South East Region 10 May 2009 New EU election candidates named Dudley News 22 April 2009 Archived from the original on 22 May 2009 No2EU Yes to Democracy declares slate of candidates for June 4th vote Socialist Resistance No2EU yes to workers rights RMT Denny Brian 6 September 2013 Bob Crow explains why No2EU is standing in 2014 elections RMT Bob Crow 10 September 2013 2014 European Parliament Elections Support NO2EU Yes to Workers Rights RMT Retrieved 4 February 2014 That we note the Political Sub Committee have met to discuss this campaign on three occasions and we note the campaign name has now changed to NO2EU YES TO WORKERS RIGHTS Replacing her late father Bob Crow European Election 2009 UK Results BBC News 8 June 2009 Retrieved 22 January 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title No2EU amp oldid 1099357033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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