The People's Pledge

All-party campaign for an EU referendum 2011-17. Backed by 93 MPs, 395 Cllrs, 133,000 supporters. Secretary to 2011-15 parliamentary APPG for an EU Referendum.

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David Cameron's Bloomberg speech pledging an in-out EU referendum, 23 January 2013. 👇 /Ends
https://t.co/J4LL7hwwMo
#EUreferendum

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Ten years ago today, David Cameron made his Bloomberg speech pledging an in-out EU referendum after the next general election. Two years earlier, he opposed such a vote. A huge political moment that also marked success for our two-year referendum campaign .../1
@christopherhope

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Ten years ago today, @David_Cameron set in train an extraordinary democratic revolution. Beyond debate about the referendum result, fundamentally it was right to give us all that say, over 40 years after joining what had become a very different EU .../10
@jameskirkup @afneil

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This document from ten years ago today nails the false narrative, often heard since, that the #EUreferendum was purely about 'internal Conservative party management'. In reality, it had broad public and cross-party support.

@GoodwinMJ @christopherhope @JasonGroves1 @TomMcTague

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The Daily Express splash on our launch day, 10 years ago today. Although we weren't taking a stance on EU membership, the Express was already pushing for UK withdrawal and welcomed our new campaign for an in-out referendum.
@oflynnsocial @Daily_Express #EUreferendum #Brexit

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Media notice for our launch on 15 March 2011 trailing @YouGov polling showing 61% supported holding an #EUreferendum, with 2:1 saying it was more important than the looming AV voting system referendum - plus perhaps surprising MP supporters.
@GoodwinMJ @TomMcTague @MarkSeddon1962

[Brian Denny @No2euDenny]

@PeoplesPledgeEU @GreenJennyJones @JohnCryerMP @ZacGoldsmith @John_Mills_JML @MarkSeddon1962 @RuthLeaEcon @CatharineHoey 10 years blimey, I really believe that without the pledge campaign we would not be where we are now. A hidden history indeed.

[Tim Montgomerie 🇬🇧 @montie]

@PeoplesPledgeEU @oflynnsocial @Daily_Express History in the making

[Patrick O'Flynn @oflynnsocial]

@PeoplesPledgeEU @Daily_Express Remember it well!

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Another potent factor at the time of our launch, 10 years ago today, was the looming AV referendum on the voting system. It posed a valid question as to why, if we can have a referendum on how MPs are elected to parliament, can we not have one on their powers when they get there?

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Ten years ago this month, on 15 March 2011, a group of campaigners on both sides of the EU debate, together with politicians of all parties, launched the People's Pledge campaign for an in-out EU referendum. What a journey we've all been on since! ... /1

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@GreenJennyJones @JohnCryerMP
@ZacGoldsmith @John_Mills_JML @MarkSeddon1962
@CatharineHoey @DanielJHannan @AVMitchell2010 @No2euDenny @mandreasen @DouglasCarswell

@TomMcTague @christopherhope @oflynnsocial @CharlesHMoore @RuthLeaEcon @JasonGroves1 @elashton @stephenpollard

[The People's Pledge @PeoplesPledgeEU]

Ten years ago this month, on 15 March 2011, a group of campaigners on both sides of the EU debate, together with politicians of all parties, launched the People's Pledge campaign for an in-out EU referendum. What a journey we've all been on since! ... /1

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Over the next few weeks and months we'll be posting pics and memories of our campaign 2011-17, which, we believe, played a key role in securing the EU referendum, setting the UK's political agenda for the last decade and into the future. /End