By Brendan Donnelly The past two years have seen a definite softening in the traditionally sceptical view of the euro taken by British commentators and politicians. With every year that […]
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There has been some debate in the media this week about the significance of statements by leading Liberal Democrats about their policy on joining the euro. Does this mean they
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An enquiry comes in as to whether the Reform Treaty has any implications for Britain’s opt-out from the euro. Despite what some Eurosceptic conspiracy theorists have sometimes suggested, the answer
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The newspaper articles welcoming Gordon Brown as the new prime minister all say that one of his undoubted achievements as Chancellor was to keep Britain out of the euro. Allow
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The government reshuffle earlier this month saw Geoff Hoon return to the post of Minister for Europe. He has held the job before, for three months in 1999, since which
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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
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By George Irvin There are a number of glaring misconceptions in the current debate. In fact, at present it’s a debate unworthy of my first year graduate students! Take the
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By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 10 June 2003 The British government’s announcement yesterday, 9 June, that Britain will not be joining the euro any time soon should not have surprised
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9 June 2003 Pro-Europeans have criticised today’s statement by Gordon Brown for not outlining a serious commitment to joining the euro. “Over the past six years, the government has made
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By Brendan Donnelly For all the appearance of continuing Cabinet discussion and consultation, it is already clear what Gordon Brown will tell the House of Commons about the euro on
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