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Big names line up for Torquay

Tuesday, 24th August 2010

This year’s UKIP Annual Conference in Torquay will see an unprecedented line-up of guest speakers and participants over two days.

The Conference, entitled A Positive Vision for the Future, and held on September 3-4, will hear from:

• Petr Mach, young leader of the new Czech Eurosceptic party, the Free Citizens Party, which has picked up the baton from Vaclav Klaus

• Lord Stoddart of Swindon, former Labour MP and chairman of the Campaign for an Independent Britain, leading Eurorealist

• Steven Woolfe, General Counsel at a leading City hedge fund, and a vocal campaigner against EU financial services regulation

• Tom Hind, chief economist at the National Farmers Union

• Mark Turner and Jason McGoldrick of the Budapest Two campaign against the European Arrest Warrant

• Andy and Denise Harris of Afghan Heroes

Setting the tone for this year’s Conference, David Campbell Bannerman will be unveiling the party’s Positive Vision project – a detailed prospectus for the UK’s future outside the European Union.

A major Fringe programme, organised in association with The Freedom Association, will see contributions from Dr Lee Rotherham, author of Ten Years On, Phil Booth of NO2ID, Alex Deane of Big Brother Watch and David Atherton of Freedom2Choose.

A fringe highlight will be the Devon Cream TEA Party, the latest in TFA’s series of UK events following the success of the US Taxed Enough Already movement.

There will be Keynote Speeches from Nigel Farage and Lord Monckton, as well as major contributions from Marta Andreasen, Godfrey Bloom, Gerard Batten, William Dartmouth, Stuart Agnew, Derek Clark, John Whittaker, Tim Aker, Jeremy Nieboer on climate change… plus the mystery speaker still to be announced…

FRIDAY’S PROGRAMME INCLUDES:

– Nigel Farage
– Lord Monckton
– David Campbell Bannerman on UKIP’s ‘Positive Vision’
– Lisa Duffy: the new national campaign
– 2011 Elections in Scotland, Wales and N Ireland
– Petr Mach, Leader, Czech Free Citizens Party
– Steven Woolfe on EU Financial Regulation
– Economy Panel with Godfrey Bloom, John Whittaker & Mazhar Manzoor
– Lord Stoddart of Swindon
– NFU’s Tom Hind on CAP Reform
– Stuart Agnew on UKIP agriculture policy
– Jeremy Nieboer: EU Climate Change & Energy Policy
– Party Chairman Paul Nuttall

SATURDAY’S PROGRAMME INCLUDES:

– General Election review and parade of PPCs
– Campaign for an EU Referendum
– Local Elections 2010/2011
– The Electoral Reform Referendum: UKIP’s policy
– The EU’s New Legal System, by Gerard Batten
– Mark Turner of the Budapest 2
– William Dartmouth on Turkey: a state too far
– Marta Andreasen on beating the Spanish land-grab
– Afghan Heroes presentation
– Meet the new NEC
– Motions from the Branches: lively and controversial debate
– Quiz the Leaders: Q&A
– UKIP Gold Medal Awards
– Closing keynote

ON THE FRINGE:

Friday lunchtime:

– TFA’s Freedom Zone with NO2ID, Freedom2Choose, Big Brother Watch
– UKIP Friends of Israel with Michael Brodsky
– UKIP Christian Soldiers: Climategate, whitewash and climate reality

Friday teatime:
– TFA’s Devon Cream TEA Party chaired by Rupert Matthews
– The Great Speed Camera Disaster
– UKIP Councillors’ Association AGM

Saturday lunchtime:

– The Future’s Bright, the Future’s OUT with Dr Lee Rotherham and YI
– UKIP Councillors Association Open Meeting
– Disciplinary Committee Elections
– Introduction to Voter Relationship Management

Saturday teatime:

– South West Young Independence launch

And more still to come!

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