CIB chairman Edward Spalton discusses a little-known fact of our EU membership: that it led to the use of private finance initiatives to fund (and profit from) public services, including NHS hospitals. This ‘Enronomics’ approach to public finances may have […]
We are very sad to announce the passing of Donald Martin, one of the longest-serving British independence campaigners. He died on 22 October 2019 after a long illness. The funeral was held at St Gregory’s Church, Gregory Street, Sudbury, Suffolk. […]
CIB chairman Edward Spalton examines claims that a no-deal Brexit could lead to medicines shortages. Shortages already exist, but they are nothing to do with Brexit. Rather, they are artificially manufactured by large pharmaceutical companies, a practice that has been […]
The forthcoming general election will feature two high-profile pro-independence parties competing for your votes – the Conservative Party and the Brexit Party. Our chairman Edward Spalton reflects on CIB’s long-standing status as a cross-party organisation, and our continued hope for […]
Independence campaigners hold a range of views on Boris Johnson’s new ‘deal’ with the EU. Some advocate it as the best on offer, despite its many faults. Others say “not an inch” until the basis is more secure. But all […]
For those in want of some holiday reading, CIB Chairman Edward Spalton reflects on Daphne du Maurier’s 1972 novel Rule Britannia. Did the ideas it contained shape British thinking on the EEC and its subsequent incarnations? A longer version of […]
