Dear Dr. Gabb

I see that you have included me on the list.  Clearly your sources are working well.

I am happy to reply in the affirmative to both of your test questions.

I am opposed to British membership of the European single currency in practice on economic grounds and in principle on constitutional grounds.

Furthermore I wish to see the re-establishment of the supremacy of the Crown in Parliament and the British Courts in making law in the UK because I see the ability to make its own law as a fundamental characteristic of a free and independent self governing nation state.

While it is perfectly reasonable for some to argue that the UK should not remain free and independent, I do not believe that the advocates of British membership of the euro have done so.  Ever since Schuman ambushed Bevin in 1949 almost all British advocates of European integration have sought to achieve their objective through obfuscation and deceit.

I do not believe that any external form of government can expect to achieve legitimacy through consent in the UK.  A state's authority is derived through the consent of people who share common characteristics.  Language is the most important of these but political and legal traditions are also critical.  Continental forms of government have evolved in very different
circumstances are alien to the British political traditions.

I hope that this is sufficiently clear but if it is not please feel free to contact me.

With best wishes

Tom Harris

Dear Mr Harris,

Many thanks for your e-mail dated the 14th July last.  I confirm that I have changed your classification to sceptic.

We thank you for helping to make the Candidlist more accurate.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Sean Gabb
Candidlist Webmaster

Do you answer in the affirmative both of the following:

1) If elected or re-elected to Parliament, would you oppose our joining the Eurozone even if joining were to be recommended by the Party leadership?

2) If elected or re-elected to Parliament and required to choose between accepting the supremacy of European Union law in this country and leaving the European Union, would you vote for British withdrawal?

If you cannot answer both of the above in the affirmative, do you accept the line currently taken by William Hague, which is to oppose our joining the Eurozone for this and for the next Parliament and to resist any further British integration into the European Union?