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It matters who governs
Politics is not only about policies but also about personalities. The very best ideas are no good if they are implemented incompetently. Good leaders are able to recruit the right […]
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Could the European elections choose the next Commission president?
The Federal Union committee discussed the rise of eurosceptic political parties in Europe and the prospect that they might make significant gains at the European elections in May. Could they […]
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Three questions about free movement
Labour shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has called for changes to EU law to reduce the freedom of workers to move countries in search of work: On low-skill immigration we […]
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Votes for prisoners comes nearer
Economics and immigration are not the only battlegrounds in the debate about Britain and the EU. The rulings from the European Court of Human Rights that prisoners should not be […]
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Stab in the back
A persistent complaint from the eurosceptics is that the British people were lied to about membership of the EU. Joining wouldn’t reduce our national sovereignty, we were told, and we […]
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The end of human rights
Things are getting better, no? Economic growth is back, technology is advancing, life expectancy is rising and infant mortality falling. Consumption of salt, sugar and saturated fat is in decline. […]
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Who started the first world war?
This year sees the centenary of the start of the first world war. There will be commemoration of this sad anniversary throughout the country during the year, but there will […]
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Immigration: blaming the messenger
We were threatened with, or maybe promised, a flood of immigrants from Romania and Bulgaria from the start of the year, now that the transitional restrictions on the freedom of […]
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The Anglosphere
Regular readers of this blog will be familiar with the activities of Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan, possibly Britain’s leading eurosceptic, and his relentless campaign against the European Union. Not only […]
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Federal Union review of 2013
The overwhelming sensation from 2013 was that of waiting. Important processes have started and not yet concluded. There is a certain amount to be done in the meantime to shape […]