Ireland: is there a way forward?
By Patrick Mc Nally It is now some months since we have had a change of government. Already the old regime has faded into the mists of history. The voters […]
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The rights of citizens, the rights of nations
Barack Obama was widely praised for the declaration in his speech at Westminster Hall on 25 May that “we believe not simply in the rights of nations, we believe in
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Against the world
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, the most successful football manager in British history, has always cultivated a siege mentality among his players. No-one else will do us any favours:
25th anniversary of the death of Altiero Spinelli
Statement on the 25th anniversary of the death of Altiero Spinelli by Andrew Duff MEP, president of the Union of European Federalists On Monday we will recall with great respect
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Speed kills
Your blogger was required to attend a speed awareness course last night, having been caught by a speed camera two months ago and wanting not to acquire any penalty points.
Britain in the EU – Policy priorities for Britain’s membership of the European Union (9 June 2011)
The European Movement together with the Conservative Europe Group, the Labour Movement for Europe and the Liberal Democrat European Group is organising a cross-party discussion on ‘Britain in the EU’.
The Arab Spring and the West: the future of democracy in the Middle East and partnership with the EU (2 June 2011)
Organised by the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation London and the Global Policy Institute Speakers: Professor Fawaz Gerges (LSE) and Professor George Joffe (GPI, Cambridge and RUSI) 2 June 2011, 5.30 pm at Mary
Dominique Strauss-Kahn: a bad tradition
The resignation of French head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, over allegations of a sex attack in a New York hotel room has restarted the debate about who
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Lessons for Europe from the British referendum
The dust is now settling after the referendum in the UK earlier this month on changing the electoral system. The result, on a 41 percent turnout, was 68 percent in
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The delusion of national elections
The fallout from last week’s referendum defeat for the Alternative Vote continues to settle, with comments from prominent Yes campaigners such as Jessica Asato and Peter Facey, as well as
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