Global Vision (UK)
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Global Vision is a British
eurosceptic campaign group. It is an independent, not-for-profit group, with no links with any political party. The "Parliamentary Friends of Global Vision" cross-party group has 24 Members of Parliament
, all of whom are Conservatives
, two Members of the European Parliament
, both of whom are Conservatives, and 17 Representative peer
s, of whom ten are Conservative, six are cross-benchers, and one is independent Labour.
The group was started by Ruth Lea
and Lord Blackwell, and was launched publicly in March 2007. The group's premise is economic, reflecting the backgrounds of Ruth Lea and Lord Blackwell. They say that the regulatory burden of the EU holds the City of London back from its potential and has a detrimental effect on business. They argue that Britain should leave the EU and negotiate a trading agreement with it - a similar relationship to that of Switzerland.
United Kingdom
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eurosceptic campaign group. It is an independent, not-for-profit group, with no links with any political party. The "Parliamentary Friends of Global Vision" cross-party group has 24 Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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, all of whom are Conservatives
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, two Members of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
, both of whom are Conservatives, and 17 Representative peer
Representative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
s, of whom ten are Conservative, six are cross-benchers, and one is independent Labour.
The group was started by Ruth Lea
Ruth Lea
Ruth Jane Lea is a British economist, who works in the financial sector and has also worked in the Civil Service, policy research bodies and the media....
and Lord Blackwell, and was launched publicly in March 2007. The group's premise is economic, reflecting the backgrounds of Ruth Lea and Lord Blackwell. They say that the regulatory burden of the EU holds the City of London back from its potential and has a detrimental effect on business. They argue that Britain should leave the EU and negotiate a trading agreement with it - a similar relationship to that of Switzerland.