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The Bruges Group spearheads the intellectual battle against the notion of "ever–closer Union" in Europe and, above all, against British involvement in a single European state. Immigration: Can we control it? Next Meeting: Tuesday, 23rd April 2013 With the speakers; Sir Andrew Green KCMG, Philip Hollobone MP and Gerard Batten MEP Get Involved: Become a Member of the Bruges Group With your support the Bruges Group can promote viable alternatives to EU membership. We can prove that a Britain free of EU control has a prosperous and democratic future. Together, with you support, we can promote the case for a better future. Joining the Group will also entitle you to receive our published material and receive details on forthcoming events. Both annual membership as well as the new life time membership option are available  Share Click here to join the Bruges Group online Alternatively, you can join over the phone by calling Robert Oulds on 020 7287 4414  Share NEXT MEETING Immigration: Can we control it? With the speakers; Sir Andrew Green KCMG, Philip Hollobone MP and Gerard Batten MEP Tuesday, 23rd April 2013 6.45pm for 7pm ADMISSION: £10 payable on the door or in advance Including wine, orange juice, mineral water and nibbles To purchase your ticket visit: www.brugesgroup.com/meetings Or call Robert Oulds on 020 7287 4414, or reply to this e-mail Alternatively you can click here for a form to book your place WITH THE SPEAKERS SIR ANDREW GREEN, KCMG Sir Andrew Green was a professional diplomat for 35 years. He is the Chairman of MigrationWatch UK. Asked how he came to be involved in migration issues, Sir Andrews said that he first became aware of the problem when he was the Foreign Secretary’s principal adviser on the Middle East in the mid-90s. At that time he spent two years trying, on the Prime Minister instructions, to remove from Britain Islamic extremists who were claiming asylum but was frustrated by the British courts. MigrationWatch UK was founded in 2001 by Sir Andrew after he decided that immigration was a matter which should be brought to the attention of the public. MigrationWatch UK is an independent organisation; who believe that the public are entitled to know the facts about the numbers coming into Britain. PHILIP HOLLOBONE, MP Philip Hollobone is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Kettering. He is also a member of the All-Party Better Off Out Parliamentary Group. Prior to entering Parliament Philip spent most of his career as an industry research analyst examining the performance of water, gas and electricity companies across the UK. He also served over eight years in the Territorial Army, including time as a paratrooper. In 1984, Philip Hollobone spent eight months working as a volunteer teaching assistant with a Baptist Mission in Honduras, Central America. GERARD BATTEN, MEP Gerard Batten, a UKIP Member of the European Parliament representing London, is an expert on the costs of EU membership, the case for withdrawal and the EU’s impact on immigration. He is also a vociferous campaigner against the European Arrest Warrant and the creation of a European system of criminal law. In his first term he was a member of the European Parliaments Security & Defence Committee, and from 2009 has been a member of the Civil Liberties Justice & Home Affairs Committee. Since 2009 he has served as the UKIP MEP’s Chief Whip. LOCATION: Princess Alexandra Hall, Royal Over-Seas League, Over-Seas House 6 Park Place, St James’s Street, London SW1A 1LR AGENDA:  Lectures: 7pm – 8pm Discussion: 8pm – 8.30pm Wine and refreshments: 8.30pm – 10pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Honorary President: The Rt Hon. the Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, LG, OM, FRS Vice-President: The Rt Hon. the Lord Lamont of Lerwick, Chairman: Barry Legg Director: Robert Oulds MA, Head of Research: Dr Helen Szamuely Washington D.C. Representative: John O'Sullivan, CBE, Head of Press: Jack Soames Founder Chairman: Lord Harris of High Cross, Former Chairmen: Dr Brian Hindley, Dr Martin Holmes & Professor Kenneth Minogue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For further information contact: Robert Oulds Director The Bruges Group 214 Linen Hall, 162-168 Regent Street, London W1B 5TB UK Tel: +44(0) 20 7287 4414 Mobile: 07740 029787 E-mail: info@brugesgroup.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------