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| There’s no secret plot. The Daily Mail won’t stop us trying to reverse Brexit | There’s no secret plot. The Daily Mail won’t stop us trying to reverse Brexit |
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| Today the Daily Mail attacked Best for Britain, jumping on the bandwagon after the Daily Telegraph put us on its front page on Thursday. The reason? A donation by George Soros to our cause – which is simply to give people a proper say on the deal with the European Union, including the option of remaining. | Today the Daily Mail attacked Best for Britain, jumping on the bandwagon after the Daily Telegraph put us on its front page on Thursday. The reason? A donation by George Soros to our cause – which is simply to give people a proper say on the deal with the European Union, including the option of remaining. |
| The Mail has come at me, our funders and our organisation with all guns blazing – and now its splash has pride of place on our wall. Iain Duncan Smith tells us we should “give the money back”. My message to Duncan Smith and his ilk is this: thanks for your comments – but we won’t be intimidated by you and your friends who are trying to subvert the very meaning of democracy. | The Mail has come at me, our funders and our organisation with all guns blazing – and now its splash has pride of place on our wall. Iain Duncan Smith tells us we should “give the money back”. My message to Duncan Smith and his ilk is this: thanks for your comments – but we won’t be intimidated by you and your friends who are trying to subvert the very meaning of democracy. |
| For me, democracy did not end the day after the referendum. My view has not changed: the process of leaving the EU is democratic. The government got a mandate to trigger negotiations, but not to sign them off. It did not get a blank cheque. | For me, democracy did not end the day after the referendum. My view has not changed: the process of leaving the EU is democratic. The government got a mandate to trigger negotiations, but not to sign them off. It did not get a blank cheque. |
| The money that Soros and thousands of small donors have donated, and continue to donate, is making a massive difference. That cash goes straight to frontline campaigning. At Best for Britain we have been pushing for a meaningful vote on Brexit, which we helped secure, and to keep everything on the table, including staying in the European Union. That’s why we’re crowdfunding to make sure that our campaign reaches as many people as possible: we don’t have much time for our voices to be heard. | The money that Soros and thousands of small donors have donated, and continue to donate, is making a massive difference. That cash goes straight to frontline campaigning. At Best for Britain we have been pushing for a meaningful vote on Brexit, which we helped secure, and to keep everything on the table, including staying in the European Union. That’s why we’re crowdfunding to make sure that our campaign reaches as many people as possible: we don’t have much time for our voices to be heard. |
| At its core, our campaigning is about empowering people to feel confident in taking a more active part in their country and their democracy. Everyone, no matter what their view, has a right to be heard, free from intimidation by people or press that may disagree with them. | At its core, our campaigning is about empowering people to feel confident in taking a more active part in their country and their democracy. Everyone, no matter what their view, has a right to be heard, free from intimidation by people or press that may disagree with them. |
| We’ve held training sessions on how to be more democratically engaged in towns and cities across the country, including Hull, Manchester, Doncaster and Bridgend, because we believe everyone has a right to speak their mind. More than 1,000 people have attended, deeply worried about their future and the futures of their children and grandchildren. We don’t believe that’s sinister or wrong. In fact, we can’t think of anything more patriotic than worrying about your country’s future. | We’ve held training sessions on how to be more democratically engaged in towns and cities across the country, including Hull, Manchester, Doncaster and Bridgend, because we believe everyone has a right to speak their mind. More than 1,000 people have attended, deeply worried about their future and the futures of their children and grandchildren. We don’t believe that’s sinister or wrong. In fact, we can’t think of anything more patriotic than worrying about your country’s future. |
| If very publicly trying to help people take a more active role in our society is somehow a “secret plot” to ensure all voices are heard on the greatest issue of a generation, then we will wear that badge with honour. So this weekend the team will be out campaigning and working tirelessly to make sure the public is heard. Brexit will make Britain poorer and less secure – and that is not what people were sold. People should have the right to change their minds – and that is what we are fighting for at Best for Britain. I urge you to join us and together we will beat the Brexiteer forces that threaten to ruin us. | If very publicly trying to help people take a more active role in our society is somehow a “secret plot” to ensure all voices are heard on the greatest issue of a generation, then we will wear that badge with honour. So this weekend the team will be out campaigning and working tirelessly to make sure the public is heard. Brexit will make Britain poorer and less secure – and that is not what people were sold. People should have the right to change their minds – and that is what we are fighting for at Best for Britain. I urge you to join us and together we will beat the Brexiteer forces that threaten to ruin us. |
| • Eloise Todd is CEO of Best for Britain | • Eloise Todd is CEO of Best for Britain |
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