UKIP Voter? Got what you wanted?

You may remember from May 2010 this pledge by your Rochester & Strood MP, Mark Reckless.

A pledge to hold a referendum on Europe.

In the speech Mark Reckless stated

“We want an independent Britain with its own taxes, its own borders and its own laws.

“But we don’t want this EU racket. At every election I have pledged to fight to get back our country’s independence.

“I repeat that pledge tonight.

“We are a free people and a free nation and we should chart our own path.

“No-one under the age of 55 has had the opportunity to vote on how our country is governed.

“It’s time to have an in our out referendum on Europe.”

So lets look at the Conservative record on Europe since May 2010

- Agreed to move governance of financial regulation to the European Commission so undermining the City of London and power of UK regulator

- Agreed to give prisoners the vote

- Agreed to increase the budget of the EU by 2.9% despite Cameron pledge to cut the budget. No budget rebate secured.

- Agreed to a Rome treaty change on fiscal compliance of the nation state with no trigger referendum

- Agreed to further consolidation of defence policy with the European Union, including a shared policy on defence with France. Shared nuclear testing and carrier capability in a binding treaty with no Parliamentary vote

- Agreed to increase budget to European Foreign Department

It has to be said, as a 'New Labourite' this is an impressive list and more than Gordon Brown could ever have achieved.

Cameron has even silenced the pro-European suspects by giving Europe everything they could have wanted!

Not only have the Tories ceded more power to Europe to regulate the City of London but also the principle of sovereign defence, the treaty lock on the Rome agreement and have agreed to increase the budget to the EU.

The Conservative leadership have also scotched any idea of a European referendum on membership. There will be no referendum.

Glad you got what you voted for? I doubt it.