An interesting article in the Financial Times today by Sir Howard Davies – read it here – points out the consequences of banking crashes in small countries. A bank in […]
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A question comes in from a subscriber to our e-mailings: What would Federal Union have preferred? The constitutional treaty or the Lisbon treaty? My answer is the constitutional treaty, definitely.
Constitutional treaty or Lisbon treaty? Read More »
One of the first things I wrote on this website is an article called “Peace and security are not the same thing”. Apologies for my lack of imagination, but I
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As the six month French presidency comes to a close, I have been asked for my reflections on the performance of President Sarkozy. Not only has he had to lead
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There are lots of reasons for doubting whether holding a second Irish referendum on the Lisbon treaty is a good idea, or whether it can be won, but it cannot
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The immediate answer is not right now. Joining the euro requires fixing an exchange rate between the pound and the euro forever, and with sterling falling every day, no-one can
Can Britain join the euro? Read More »
Tory eurosceptic MP Daniel Kawczynski suggested, in the House of Commons yesterday, that Greece should not be allowed to veto the accession by Macedonia to the EU while the issue
Do the eurosceptics really want the veto? Read More »
Professor Stephen Haseler launched his new book yesterday, “Meltdown: How the Masters of the Universe Destroyed the West’s Power and Prosperity”. (The term “Masters of the Universe” was used to
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A new publication denounces the European Union’s Brussels establishment (or perhaps that should read Establishment) for its contemptuous attitude towards the public. Bruno Waterfield and Chris Bickerton are critical of
What does the Manifesto Club propose instead? Read More »
A big victory for the pro-Europeans at a debate on Monday evening. Lembit Öpik and I defeated some Eurosceptics at University College London on “The house believes in a federal
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