Democracy Movement - Activism

Activism

On 12 January 2001, the DM launched an advertising and leafleting campaign, worth around £500,000, to expose the parliamentary votes of pro-Brussels candidates before the May general elections. The organization released two million pamphlets that carried provocative headlines about the 'horrors of a European state' and published full page local newspaper advertisements in the constituencies of politicians in 120 "target" seats. These included 70 Labour MPs, 35 Liberal Democrats, six Conservatives and three Scottish National Party candidates.