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Letters to national and local newspapers is another valuable tool for communicating with my constituents and encouraging an informed debate on the European Union up and down the country. This page archives all the letters I have sent to the media since October 2004.

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21 July Financial Times -With 27 countries having to agree reform will always be difficult
04 July The Economist - Negotiating a way forward is not undemocratic
01 July Private Eye - New group rules are not Faustian but are typical of the vast majority of parliaments
27 June Tribune - Galileo will break dominance of GPS
25 June The Spectator - The mechanics of the EU must be fixed to produce the best legislation
20 June Various - Reaction to Irish 'No' vote
19 June The Metro - Each country's decision must be respected not just Ireland's
18 June Yorkshire Post - Labour MEPs have proved they are free from sleeze
03 June Yorkshire Evening Post - Independence & Democracy Group have not been wiped out
29 May Daily Telegraph - Reducing the likelihood of a far-right group forming in the European Parliament
24 May Grimsby Evening Telegraph - The waste of Strasbourg is partly caused by the power of veto
21 May Daily Telegraph -27 different agricultural policies would be a lot worse than CAP
09 May Independent - UEFA on right track with home-grown players plan
30 April Independent - Tory plan for more opt-ots is unrealistic
24 April Daily Mail - Nonsense form Tories on maps
18 April Tribune - Adressing the problem of disenfranchised voters in foreign countries
12 April The Daily Express - Forsyth wrong on Monnet
10 April Western Morning News - Evidence suggests around 10% of our laws are agreed at European level
10 April Scunthorpe Telegraph - Explaining the primacy of EU law
8 April Newcastle Journal - The European Parliament must respect the result of all member state's decisions on treaty - not just Ireland's.
5 April The Times -There would be no point in EU law if it didn't have primacy over national law.
3 April The Guardian - Lib Dem's should follow Labour's example by auditing expenses
2 April Nottingham Evening Post - Treaty will fall if just a single country opposes it
27 March - Yorkshire Post - Labour MEPs secured free postal services for blind and partially sighted
17 March - Scarborough Evening Telegraph - Labour MEPs have led the way in attempts to reform Euro expenses
16 March The Observer Sport - Comparing FIFA and UEFA's plans to boost more home grown players
13 March Daily Telegraph - Bill Cash's treaty amendment is illogical
12 March Daily Mail - The true cost of EU membership is certainly not £400 a family
2 March News of the World - The purpose of the Europe-wide emergency number
1 March Yorkshire Post - Other MEPs should follow the example of Labour
29 February Tribune - The treaty will help MEPs fight for a fair Europe
28 February Daily Telegraph - The EU is not a "protectionist fortress"
27 February Western Morning News - How much legislation the EU is really responsible for
24 February Northern Echo - Callanan is wrong on treaty
21 February Private Eye - No MEP has the absolute right to disrupt parliament
13 February Yorkshire Post - Case of Malta birds proves purpose of primacy
11 February Northern Echo - Making clear what Jean Monnet what actually said
07 February Western Morning News - EU decision-making is democratic
04 February The Independent - Hannan does not have the absolute right to disrupt the house
24 January The Independent - MEPs, like MPs, must be voted in by the public
23 January The Times - Bill Cash's claims on the Lisbon Treaty are absurd
18 January The Telegraph - Hannan is being selective with the truth
17 January Newcastle Journal - Lisbon Treaty will help reform the CAP
13 January Sunday Telegraph - European Parliament protesters were not censored