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Friend and Supporter, The Magna Carta Society Limited was formed on February 14th 2000 to draw attention to the conflict between the Magna Carta, the Declaration and Bill of Rights and Common Law, and our supposed membership of the European Union. Our case, set out in the pamphlet "Defence of the Realm" (written and copyrighted by Ashley Mote) explains in detail the basis on which EU involvement can and should be challenged in the courts, and how our Constitutional safeguards have illegally been brushed aside for thirty years. Founder members decided that the Society should have a formal basis as a Company Limited by Guarantee, and that full Membership of the Society should be limited to the founders and any individuals invited to join at a later stage. Others who have supported us, whether financially or otherwise, have been enrolled as Friends and Supporters of the Society, free of any responsibility for the conduct of the Society, and any personal liability for its actions. In a few short months we have achieved significant success by way of parliamentary questions on the euro, the Nice Treaty, mutual recognition of corpus juris, the use of the EU flag on public buildings, and we have initiated action on the question of citizenship. We have also had numerous letters in the national and local press, articles in many journals and there are some indications that the fundamental issue of the illegality of the EU treaties has been gaining public support. However, our work has been severely hampered almost from the beginning by the activities of a small minority of dissident Members/Shareholders of the Society. We have tried our utmost to contain these problems, and indeed have been assured at least five times over as many months that the problems would end, so that we could concentrate our fire on the real enemy. However every one of those assurances has been broken within days. We, the two Officers of the Company, have finally and with great reluctance been forced to conclude that there is no longer any prospect of the Society being able to achieve its objectives and that it would therefore be inappropriate to continue, and in particular to seek financial support from others. Thus, in accordance with company law and legal advice, we have taken steps to close down the Company with immediate effect. Those who have, most generously, sent donations or subscriptions are receiving pro-rata refunds and copies of the financial statements. Contributions received or processed after August 18th will be returned in full. Despite these problems, which we greatly regret and which we fought hard to overcome, we firmly believe in our cause and will continue to argue it at every opportunity, albeit as individuals. We will however play no part in any new organisation which might emerge, and while we welcome any and all competent and legitimate efforts to further the Society's objectives, must point out that no individual or organisation may represent itself as being a continuation of this Company in any way. For the record, Ashley Mote hereby asserts and gives notice of his right under section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of the pamphlet entitled "Defence of the Realm", copies of which have been lodged with the relevant copyright libraries. For and on behalf of the Magna Carta Society Limited. Idris R. Francis (Secretary) Ashley Mote (Director) Top |
