IS Jack Straw's Human Rights Act, which becomes part of British law next October, yet another stage in this government's programme to introduce Euro Federalism into Britain by stealth?

Basically, this new legislation will force the police or judiciary to adopt an even more lenient attitude to convicted and unconvicted criminals, asylum seekers, drug abusers and homosexual life styles etc.

Mr Straw says that these new laws will help to make Britain a more tolerant society. They will also bring us closer to European standards whether we like it or not, which is the real purpose of the exercise.

For having failed in persuading Britain to embrace the euro, the gnomes of Brussels in collaboration with the Europhile lobby here have now decided to use any devious tactic that will eventually force Britain to become an integral part of one European state.

This desperation by Brussels is the result of the euro's declining value in the world's money markets since it was introduced over a year ago. Its only salvation now lies in Britain scrapping the pound and replacing it with the crumbling euro.

From this situation, it is patently obvious to any impartial observer that the EU needs Britain a darn sight more than we need it.

The danger is that if this creeping influx of European law into the UK continues unchecked we will find ourselves entrapped in Brussels' vast bureaucratic network making it almost impossible to escape the legal web which is gradually but surely closing in around us.

If such unhappy circumstances do become a reality, the British people will have only one trump card remaining, ie. the promised referendum on Europe, providing that Mr Blair ever allows such a procedure to take place under democratic principles.

Finally, please give the average British citizen credit for more intelligence than you do, Mr. Blair. Most of us are now beginning to see through your game play on Europe.

Wilfrid Smith,

Blackpool & Fylde Branch of the Democracy Movement,

7 Riversleigh Avenue,

Lytham St.Annes

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