Together Declaration

FAMILY FARM TAX: "We fed this country... do not let them destroy this industry" (Gareth Wyn Jones) Starmer’s treatment of farmers is spiteful - and dangerous With Net Zero, our energy security is already at risk - now our food security at risk as well

LOCAL ELECTIONS THIS THURSDAY: 5 Questions for Candidates We encourage everyone who can to vote this Thursday 1 May. We can see what we get, when many do not! WHERE ARE ELECTIONS HAPPENING? Elections are taking place in 23 councils across England. All seats will be contested in: - 14 county councils: Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Devon, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire - 8 unitary authorities: Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, County Durham, North Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Shropshire, West Northamptonshire and Wiltshire - 1 metropolitan district: Doncaster IMPORTANT: ​Local elections in the UK often feature extremely tight races, where a handful of votes can determine the outcome, for example: Ask candidates our questions (or research and find out where they stand on them) to help you make your decision.

SHOW ME YOUR PAPERS: "40 Labour MPs call for digital IDs" "They could steal all your data if it's all in one place" Civil rights groups: "This is a terrible idea" It’s up to us to ensure that technology benefits the public – & isn’t used against us, for the benefit of a few (Tom Harwood)

FLASHBACK: Getting tens of thousands to respond to the Online Safety Bill - reminding everyone that free speech is paramount and helping the dangerous “legal but harmful” clause be removed We can influence things #together https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/29/uk-online-safety-bill-legal-but-harmful-edit/

COVID JAB: “She died because she took the product the Govt told her to get” “They believe £120,000 makes up for that” - Gareth Eve “Mainstream” media “ostracised anybody who dared question” - Bev Turner Clip - Dec 30, 2024

NET ZERO: Julia: "You want an international emergency treaty to end all fossil fuels.. what will the impact be?" Ella: "It's an ambitious plan but the alternative is mass death" Julia: "You care so much about this topic, but you know absolutely nothing about it" (Julia Hartley-Brewer)

ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL: MYTH: Assisted suicide guarantees a peaceful death TRUTH: Unfortunately, US data shows assisted suicide can be slow and traumatic, with some waking after taking lethal drugs

FLASHBACK: 'Clean' Air, Dirty Money, Filthy Politics exposing anti-democratic organisations like UK100, C40 Cities and the Global Covenant of Mayors We can influence things #together https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/22/shirley-rodrigues-urged-scientists-alter-study-low-emission/

The Online “Safety” Act is here – and it’s a free speech disaster Unelected, unaccountable censors at Ofcom have started to threaten even overseas websites with massive fines https://togetherdeclaration.org/the-online-safety-act-is-here-and-its-a-free-speech-disaster/

NET ZERO: "If you want to live in a country where no-one can afford to heat their house, carry on with Net Zero" (Peter Hitchens) Britain’s contribution to global CO2 emissions is a tiny part of the whole We are destroying our own country for what?

DEMOCRACY: "We have elite global technocrats asserting a two-tier judiciary and policing" (Alan Miller) "We need to make our voices heard loud and clear" The public should be at the heart of public decision making - not sidelined or treated with contempt Stronger #together

FLASHBACK: Publishing two key reports from Together's Ben Pile, the first exposing Sadiq Khan's bogus ULEZ claims We can influence things #together https://togetherdeclaration.org/ulez/

LOW TRAFFIC NEIGHBOURHOODS: "Residents hate them … so why do officials keep making more LTNs?" "A review of 90 low-traffic neighbourhoods found locals opposed the scheme in 87 per cent of cases" https://www.thetimes.com/uk/transport/article/residents-hate-them-so-why-do-officials-keep-making-more-ltns-tls877lrp

DIGITAL ID: "Scotland’s digital ID scheme raises surveillance and privacy concerns" "A nationwide digital ID in Scotland quietly shifts from convenience to a data goldmine no lock can fully secure" "A legal right to non-digital ID is urgently needed" https://reclaimthenet.org/scotlands-digital-id-scheme-raises-surveillance-and-privacy-concerns

PRIVACY: "Telegram CEO vows to leave EU markets like France if encryption backdoors are demanded" "Telegram draws a privacy line in the sand as EU pressures mount to compromise safeguards" "The private messages of all law abiding citizens can get compromised" - (Pavel Durov)

FLASHBACK: We’ve raised awareness nationally and worked with local people, contributing to dozens of undemocratic 'Low Traffic Neighbourhoods' being scrapped around the UK We can influence things #together https://togetherdeclaration.org/list-of-low-traffic-neighbourhoods-stopped-in-uk

NON-CRIME HATE INCIDENTS: 'Why on Earth are we imposing these things on British people... they aren't even effective at stopping crime.' Police forced to admit they don’t even know if NCHIs help fight crime by Fair Cop NCHIs must go

ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL: Myth: "The safeguards contained in the Assisted Suicide Bill are clear robust and watertight" Truth: The safeguards on the face of the Bill are poorly defined, weak and paper-thin

DIGITAL ID: "Government digital ID system put citizens’ data at risk" "Millions of people’s passports & driving licences were left at risk by cyber security failings" Remember this every time you see the ridiculous Tony Blair back pushing digital ID https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/04/16/government-digital-id-system-put-citizens-data-at-risk/

ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL: Myth: The Bill has strong safeguards Truth: 327 amendments aimed at boosting safeguards have been rejected