Recommended Reading


Listed below are a selection of the many books available which provide the detailed facts upon which opposition to UK membership of the European Union is based. In addition the fortnightly journal Eurofacts is an excellent source of information regarding all aspects of this opposition including articles, letters, useful addresses and details of forthcoming meetings. Eurofacts includes a bookshop and a list of some of the books on offer, in addition to many of those listed below, can be obtained by clicking here.

The address of Eurofacts is The June Press, P.O. Box 119, Totnes, Devon TQ9 7WA and their telephone number is 08456 120175 (fax 08456 120176).

Politico's Bookstore offers a significant number of anti-EU publications


Booklet, The European Union Project produced by Mick Greenhough, Technographic Systems Publications, £3.00 plus 50p postage, 10 copies cost £25 including postage.

What will eventually happen to this country if we sign up to the EU Constitution.


Europe of Many Circles by Sir Richard Body, New European Publications, £14.95

A reasoned search for an alternative to European integration.


The Cost of Europe ed. Patrick Minford, Manchester U.P., £8.95.

Essays by leading thinkers on the economic, political and social issues involved in the arguments for a federal Europe.


Visions Of Europe ed. Stephen Hill, Duckworth, £16.99.

Essays by politicians such as Margaret Thatcher and Norman Tebbit, economists such as Alan Walters and Ralph Harris and many other eminent thinkers on the agenda for Europe.


The Throw That Failed by Lionel Bell, New European Publications, £25.00

Documentation of the astonishing reversal of British policy by the Macmillan government in 1961 when it applied to enter the Common Market, its reasoning and the results.


Britain Beyond Europe by Bill Jamieson, Duckworth £17.99.

Analysis of the fatal error that was made in joining "Europe" and of the economic strengths that will enable Britain to reverse that error.


The Trap by Jimmy Goldsmith, Macmillan £17.99.

An attack on conventional thinking about trade, unemployment, pollution and the proper role for Europe.


The Response by Jimmy Goldsmith, Macmillan, £5.99.

Free trade and protectionism, the argumentative approach.


Out of Sight, Out of Mind by Bill Jamieson, Centre for Policy Studies, £5.95.

The dangerous neglect of Britain's 'invisibles'.


After Maastricht by Rodney Leach, The European Foundation, £3.00

A financial and business strategist explains the flawed dirigiste thinking that underlies the Treaty.


Europe and the Constitution after Maastricht by Martin Howe, Nelson and Pollard £3.95.

A leading barrister examines the legal facts about the European construction and their consequences for our constitution.


The Rotten Heart of Europe by Bernard Connolly, Faber & Faber, £9.50 (pb).

How France and Germany fight to control Europe's money at the expense of its peoples.


Dire Directives by Christopher Gill and other Members of Parliament, Christopher Gill.

Explains Directives and other forms of Euro-legislation and their appalling effects.


A Tale of Two Europes by Lord Beloff, Institute for European Defence and Strategic Studies, £5.00

Historical, legal and political analysis of federalism, subsidiarity and the differences between the Anglo-Saxon and Continental traditions.


Economic Opportunities for Britain and the Commonwealth by Katharine West, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, £8.50.

A sober examination of the neglected prospects for intra-Commonwealth economic co-operation and their modest costs.


Treason at Maastricht by Rodney Atkinson and Norris McWhirter, Compuprint Publishing, £5.95 (pb).

Sets out the context in which support for the development of the European Union can be seen as part of a programme for the erosion of nation states and specifically for the destruction of the British Constitution.


Defining British Interests; Jobs, Trade and Investment by Ian Milne,Eurofacts Monthly Review, £2.00

A businessman's look at what the figures really show about the direction in which British policy ought to be heading instead of where it is.


The Business Agenda for a Free Europe, The European Research Group, £7.00.

Senior Industrialists and Financiers turn a highly critical eye on the potentially damaging policies that constitute political correctitude in the Continent of Europe.


Sovereign Britain by Norman Lamont, Duckworth, £8.95.

Proclaims his belief in Britain's future as an independent, sovereign and wealthy country freed from the burden of domination by Brussels.


The MAD Officials by Christopher Booker and Richard North, Constable £7.95.

A compilation of the bureaucratic destructiveness of our public servants in their campaign to implement the edicts of Brussels.


There IS an alternative:Britain and its relationship with the European Union,by Brian Burkitt, Mark Baimbridge and Philip Whyman, Campaign for an Independent Britain, £4.50.

A close analysis of Britain's unimpressive economic performance since entering the Common Market leads on to a vigorous demonstration of the prospects awaiting us on the outside.


Disintegrating Europe;The Twilight of the European Construction, by Noriko Hama,New European Publications, £17.50 (pb).

This fundamental, yet very readable, analysis of the faltering European economies finds that there is no remedy in the outdated pursuit of integration and points to the need for radical reconsideration of European policies in a world that has changed greatly and will go on doing so.


Employment, Regions and Currencies, by Peter Jay, Eurofacts Review, £3.00

An exceptionally clear examination of single currency areas and flexible exchange rates as they affect unemployment.


A Single European Currency; Why the United Kingdom Must Say 'NO',by David Heathcoat-Amory, Bruges Group, £5.95.

The economic considerations that led the author to resign from the government.


Monetary Union, A Perilous Gamble, by Rodney Leach, Eurofacts, £4.00

A handily-organized and comprehensible analysis of the main points of EMU.


Better Off Out?,by Brian Hindley and Martin Howe,Institute of Economic Affairs, £8.00

An objective enquiry into the real cost/benefit of exit from the Community finds there is little difference and destroys the economic suicide theory.


The Castle of Lies, by Christopher Booker and Richard North, Duckworth £8.95.

Shows the multiplicity of ways in which EU membership has led to disaster.


Britain and European Union, Dialogue of the Deaf, by Lord Beloff, Macmillan, £12.99.

Historical examination of the motives and thinking of key figures in the processes by which the United Kingdom became increasingly involved in "Europe", and the fundamental differences of outlook and consequent misunderstanding between the British and the continentals.


The Common Fisheries Policy by John Ashworth, Eurofacts, £4.00

A clear presentation of the shameful story of the CFP, it both demonstrates the deceit by which this country has been deprived of its fishing grounds, with disastrous ecological consequences, and points to the only solution.


The Eurosceptical Reader ed. Martin Holmes, Macmillan, £12.99.

A well-organized and selected collection of speeches and articles ranging over more than thirty years on all aspects of the European adventure. 21 distinguished contributors take the intellectual high ground in opposition to the continental dreams of superstatus.


The Common Fisheries Policy, End or Mend? by Austin Mitchell, Campaign for an Independent Britain, £2.50.

The biggest EU scandal of them all is forthrightly explained and it is shown that we have it in our power to cast it off.


Britain: A Global Future by Bill Jamieson, Nelson and Pollard, £3.50.

A concise yet clear examination of the highly topical subject of Britain's prosperous future outside the European Union, at a very popular price.


A Price Not Worth Paying: the Economic Cost of EMU by Brian Burkitt, Mark Baimbridge and Philip Whyman, CIB £4.50

A careful analysis of the dangers to British independence, prosperity and employment from this unprecedented experiment.


Britain Held Hostage by Lindsay Jenkins, Orange State Press £9.99

Traces the evolution of the European integration idea from its somewhat murky origins and shows that despite the illusions of British politicians it has never swerved from the goal of political union.


Inward Investment and Social Europe by Haruko Fukuda, The June Press Ltd. £3.00

Demolishes the argument that only EU membership brings investment and illustrates the danger of copying, or being forced to copy, the improvident social policies of the continent.


Our Currency, Our Country by John Redwood, Penguin £7.99

Argues in principle against entry into Economic and Monetary Union, challenging the case for integrating Europe and identifying a radical alternative.


Democratic Values and the Currency by Michael Portillo, Institute of Economic Affairs £4.00

Text of forthright lecture attacking the proposed economic union as flawed in itself and designed to lead to an essentially undemocratic political union. Accompanied by an article by Professor Feldstein of Harvard that reaches a similar conclusion.


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