Alive and kicking
A very interesting comment here by Centre for European Reform chief economist Simon Tilford, wondering whether the national governments of the member states of the eurozone have got what it […]
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Say what you mean
Tory MP Mark Pritchard writes in the Daily Telegraph today calling for a two-stage referendum on British withdrawal from the European Union. The first stage is a referendum next year
A vote on Palestine at the UN
The non-existence of a Palestinian state is one of the last bits of unfinished business after the end of the second world war, when millions of people were forced or
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Poland is the right place to hold a summit seeking unanimity
The finance ministers of the eurozone member states will gather in Wroclaw, Poland, on Friday for a meeting to discuss the financial crisis. Poland is the right place to hold
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New borders for British politics to fight over
This blog reported a year ago on the prospect that the redrawn constituency boundaries for the House of Commons would provoke disputes based on identity. Now that the Boundary Commission
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A Scottish breakaway
Murdo Fraser has struck an unusual note in his bid for leadership of the Scottish Conservative party by promising to abolish it. If people in Scotland who were not members
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Language is political
Further to the story from Israel, here’s another example of how language takes on a political dimension. A scheme to promote the use of the Irish language has been launched
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The war in Afghanistan is too expensive
This blog has warned before that the strategy being pursued by Nato in Afghanistan will fail for financial reasons, a prediction that is borne out by the latest reports. The
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Debt is a two-edged sword
A paper presented last week at a conference of the world’s central bankers looked at the levels of debt in different countries and its impact on economic growth. Debt, or
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I am still a pro-European
An interesting post by Jon Worth arguing that framing the debate about Britain and Europe in terms of pro-European and Eurosceptic is not helpful. The European Union legislates everything from
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