A submission to the House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee, 2 October 2001 1. This paper looks at the unpopularity of political institutions in general, the unpopularity of the European […]
Representative democracy has not passed its sell-by date Read More »
By Richard Laming It is hard to contain one’s outrage at the terrorist attacks on buildings in New York and Washington DC. But it would be a mistake for the
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By Richard Laming Tony Blair’s recent comments that next year’s EU summit in Barcelona will be “make or break” inspire nothing so much as foreboding. For the record of summits
Blair’s reliance on summits is misplaced Read More »
By John Williams The Blair Government’s first implicit acknowledgement that thorough going European Union integration is logically inevitable came not from the Foreign Office, the Ministry of Defence, the Department
Europe points the way in health care Read More »
By John Williams Question: What links the first public opinion poll comparing American and European attitudes towards American foreign policy to demonstrations at Menwith Hill and Fylingdales on the north
Needed: the political will complementary to Euro-federalist geo-political logic Read More »
By Christopher Huhne MEP The British, by temperament, prefer small and gradual changes. Over time these changes may build up, but there should be nothing too dramatic or revolutionary if
Time to choose? Britain and the euro Read More »
By Keith Best Despite the world’s richest (USA) and the most populous (India) democracies living under a federal system, as well as it being well understood in Europe (with the
What is world federalism? Read More »
The last four years have seen the most far-reaching set of domestic constitutional reforms for a century. The question of Europe remains unanswered. And evidence of global interdependence is becoming
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Tony Blair declared that his would be a government of “high ideals and hard choices”. Richard Laming reflects on whether that promise has been kept. Shortly after the 1997 general
Sir Anthony Meyer, Chairman of Federal Union, introduces the new campaign. The purpose of Federal Union is to campaign for decentralised and democratic structures of government at the local, regional,
Chairman’s message Read More »
