Author Archives: Lord Matthew Oakeshott

The Independent View: Progressive and pro-European voters must unite against Tory-UKIP chaos

By Lord Matthew Oakeshott | Fri 23rd January 2015 - 9:44 am

Britain stands on the edge of a cliff with the General Election only 105 days away. Will we vote Tory or UKIP for Euroreferendum chaos, lasting two years at least and putting thousands of businesses, millions of jobs and our long term peace and security at risk? Or will Labour, Liberal Democrat, Green and all progressive voters come together in the marginal seats that matter to elect a Parliament for progress and reform and a Labour-led Government with Ed Miliband as Prime Minister? He has stood firm against the clamour for a referendum with considerable courage and nous. Scotland shows how referenda, even with a 55-45 vote, can settle nothing, just open a can of worms.