Foreign voters
A novel feature of this weekend’s Italian election is the introduction of seats in parliament to represent expatriates. Twelve seats in the lower house and six in the upper house […]
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France is not a billiard ball
It’s hard to open a newspaper right now without coming across another article on the state of France. What is the future of the French republic? What about the French
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Lisbon in ruins
The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 was so terrible and destructive was felt, metaphorically, across Europe, causing many to doubt that God was really the guiding force behind history. The lamentable
Infuriating
The farewell article by Bill Emmott, outgoing editor of the Economist, is the usual mixture of insight and infuriation. You can read it here. The insight lies in his welcome
L is for liberalisation
A fine piece by Dan O’Brien in the Financial Times last Friday about economic liberalisation in the EU. You need a subscription to be able to read it on FT.com,
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Non à la précarité
No to insecurity. That’s what the banners say and the demonstrators in Paris are demanding. And it’s hard to disagree. Everyone wants a bit of certainty and a bit of
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Magnificent and typical
Tony Blair’s speech to the Australian parliament earlier today deserves reading. (You can read it here.) It got most attention in the press for its remarks about anti-American feeling in
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Fifty one votes to one
I took part in a debate with leading anti-European John Redwood on Thursday evening in his parliamentary constituency, Wokingham. (You can read my speech here.) We started off a little
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Will the CAP fit?
A very fine speech this evening by Chris Haskins, giving the second UACES Lecture on the future of Europe, on “CAP reform: a watershed for the European Union?” Chris Haskins
A global parliamentary assembly
Professor Andrew Strauss addressed a meeting this evening on how to set up a global parliamentary assembly. He was speaking at a meeting organised by the One World Trust, so
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