| NGO | Democracy Movement |
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| Address | Democracy Movement,
Kershaw House,
449 Great West Road,
Hounslow, TW5 0BU |
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| Telephone | 020 85705681 |
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| Email | mail@democracymovement.org.uk |
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| Website | www.democracymovement.org.uk |
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| Background Information | The Democracy Movement is an non-party political campaign opposed to British membership of the supranational European Union (EU), wishing to see a reversion to intergovernmental cooperation between independent nation states. It is the successor organisation to Sir James Goldsmith's Referendum Party, which made a high-profile intervention in the 1997 general election campaign, contesting 547 seats, but winning just 2.6% of the vote. The party's campaign was not explicitly eurosceptic, but rather argued for a referendum to be held on continued EU membership. It was renamed the Referendum Movement, before adopting the current name. Company no. 3673846. Sources: www.democracymovement.org.uk; Barberis et al _Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations_ 2000 p138 |
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| Year Created | 1995 |
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| Other Names / Antecedent Bodies | Referendum Party (1995-7); Referendum Movement |
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| Keywords | European integration. |
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| Last Edited By | JRM at 01/03/2007 13:19:07 |
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