This is part of a series of eighteen questions from The Democracy Club asked of the Isle of Wight candidates in the 2010 General Election (background).
National statement twelve: The new British government should begin negotiations to leave the European Union.
| Candidate | Position | Comment | |
| Ian Dunsire (English Democrats Party) | strongly agrees | “Anyone under the age of 55 has never had a chance to vote on Europe. The English Democrats seek exit from the EU and entry to an expanded European Free Trade Association.” | |
| Bob Keats (Green Party) | strongly disagrees | “The EU bureaucracy needs reform but we need the EU to support defence issues and to help tackle climate change.” | |
| Pete Harris (Independent) | strongly agrees | “OUT! Regain full political soverignty and stop squandering the cash we need so badly at home.” | |
| Paul Martin (Middle England Party) | strongly agrees | “Europe is destroying our very national identity and the human rights laws are a disgrace.” | |
| Paul David Randle-Jolliffe (Independent) | strongly agrees | “EU influnce on us is undemocratic and the two legal systems UK Common Law and EU Romano/Napolionic systems are incompatable with our cultural history and outlook we are being crucified by it. We should only be part of an European Market not state.” | |
| Mark Chiverton (Labour Party) | disagrees | “The European Union needs to be reformed and made more accountable and less bureaucratic. However, to leave would put huge areas of industry at risk and be damaging in terms of peace and our relations with our nearest neighbours.” | |
| Michael Tarrant (UK Independence Party – UKIP) | strongly agrees | “Of course. We could save billions of pounds and bring sovereignty back to Westminster. We could rebuild pride in Britain” | |
| Jill Wareham (Liberal Democrats) | disagrees |
Those who didn’t provide responses: Andrew Turner – Conservative, Geof Clynch – BNP and Edward Corby – Independent
The idea for this whole idea came from the excellent The Democracy Club and answers are hosted by the splendid
Election issue of TheyWorkForYou.
