Our aims and objectives are:
- To campaign for the restoration of full national sovereignty to the United Kingdom by withdrawal from the remaining obligations which subject the United Kingdom to the direct effect of European Union law so that Parliament may legislate freely and to co-operate with other nations as it thinks fit;
- To oppose any cession of sovereignty from the United Kingdom or any of its constituent parts to the European Union or to other supranational bodies without the direct consent of its people by way of referendum and to expose the operations and activities of those bodies that run contrary to the interests of the United Kingdom and its people;
- To campaign for the preservation of British values of respect, tolerance and individual liberty; encouraging the drive to take full advantage of the opportunities that are available to our country; and promoting the United Kingdom as a shining beacon of independence, freedom, democracy, and enterprise in an ever-changing world.
Become a member or a donor
CIB is Independent
CIB is a fully independent organisation which is not owned or controlled by any one individual. We are 100% owned and run by our membership. We are cross-party and non-sectarian.
Democratic
Our committee is elected every 12 months, and any member is entitled to stand for election after three months of membership. Want to get involved in the running of CIB? We actively encourage new members to stand for committee once eligible, to bring fresh energy and ideas to our campaign.
Historic
CIB is the UK’s longest-running anti-EU campaign group, having been founded in 1969. By joining CIB, you will be part of an organisation with a proud history of fighting for British sovereignty for the past fifty years, treading in the footsteps as such eminent CIB members as Sir Peter Shore, whose famous speech to the Oxford Union before the 1975 referendum remains just as powerful today, and Sir Richard Body, one of the heroic ‘Maastricht rebels’, who famously resigned the Conservative whip in solidarity with eight fellow Tory MPs who had had the whip suspended by John Major.
Value
Membership of CIB is deliberately priced to be affordable to all whilst enabling us to cover our running costs. Annual membership costs just £20, and only £10 for under 25s and over 65s. We’re sure you’ll agree that this is a small price to pay for our sovereignty. It is thanks to the mass support of thousands of ordinary people like you over the past fifty years that we have managed to get to where we are now, so please help us continue to fight for our sovereignty.
Get involved…
Feeling powerless in the fight to get the Brexit we voted for? Join us and play your part! There any many different ways you can help in the running of CIB, such as social media, admin, joining the committee or helping out at events.