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Expanding the politically possible
By John Williams A review of “The Age of Consent: a manifesto for a new world order”, by George Monbiot, (Flamingo, £15.99) Rare in this post-modernist age, this book proclaims […]
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The experience of Europe should not be forgotten
Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 11, 9 July 2003 The experience of Europe should not be forgotten Majority voting should be included for future amendments to […]
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Europe: “at our best when at our boldest”
Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 10, 3 July 2003 Europe: “at our best when at our boldest” The Convention should not forget why it was established […]
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Blend it like Beckham
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 2 July 2003 Not content with helping his former club to the Premiership title, David Beckham now strikes a blow for European integration when he […]
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Sex and the single market
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 26 June 2003 The latest proposal from the European Commission to ban “sexist” advertising is exactly the kind of thing that the European Union should […]
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Government should admit that draft European constitution is federal, say pro-Europeans
19 June 2003 The draft constitution to be presented to the European summit in Thessaloniki today is a great step forward for the democracy and effectiveness of the European Union, […]
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The Convention is failing to bring democracy to the European Union
Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 9, 12 June 2003 THE CONVENTION IS FAILING TO BRING DEMOCRACY TO THE EUROPEAN UNION For all the study of democracy […]
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The Convention is failing to learn the lessons of the crisis in Iraq
Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 8, 11 June 2003 THE CONVENTION IS FAILING TO LEARN THE LESSONS OF THE CRISIS IN IRAQ The hype about the […]
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Challenges for federalism in an enlarged Union
By Richard Laming Based on a speech given at the Europa-Haus-Marienberg seminar, “The future of the European Union”, 19-22 June 2003. Thank you for inviting me here today. It is […]
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Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory: Britain and the euro
By George Irvin The euro debate has become emblematic of Britain’s increasingly uneasy relationship with the EU, a relationship strained by years of indecision about economic and political integration, damaged […]