Wrong on so many levels
Who says this website is narrow-minded? We leap from the crisis afflicting western capitalism to the question of how a young girl travels to school: federalism has something to say […]
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The state we’re not in
The eurozone crisis lingers on, wreaking more havoc in the markets and bringing down yet more European governments. The Greek prime minister has resigned, and the Italian prime minister is
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A referendum in Greece?
It is hard, at the time of writing, to know what to make of the suggestion that there should be a referendum in Greece on the terms of the bailout
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A Dickensian idea for Europe
“Annual income £20:Annual expenditure £19.19s 6d: result, happiness. Annual income £20; annual expenditure £20.0s 6d: result misery.” Mr Micawber in ‘David Copperfield’ by Charles Dickens Mike and Pete were brothers.
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The End of the West: The once and future Europe (29 November 2011)
Panel Discussion jointly hosted by the British Academy and Princeton University Press Tuesday 29 November 2011 6.30pm – 8.00pm, followed by a drinks reception British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace,
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Don’t bind my hands
In the 1997 general election, Conservative party leader John Major was reduced to pleading with his candidates who wanted to rule out, for ever, British membership of the euro. In
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How to make a referendum on Europe fair
There is a debate in the House of Commons this afternoon on whether to hold a referendum on EU membership, called by the eurosceptics who, of course, want Britain to
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Nearing the end of the euro crisis, one way or another
It looks as if we have reached the endgame in the eurozone crisis, writes Patrick Mc Nally. The G20 countries are very concerned at European leaders’ failure to solve the
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The UK and EU employment and social policy (9 November 2011)
THE COALITION AND EUROPE AFTER THE HONEYMOON 9 NOVEMBER – THE UK AND EU EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL POLICY MARY SUMNER HOUSE, TUFTON STREET, LONDON SW1P 3RB 2.00 – 5.30 pm
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Lessons for Syria
This blog warned earlier in the year about the stretching of the UN Security Council resolution on Libya, 1973, that authorised a no-fly zone and led to regime change. Was