13 October 2008 During its XXII Congress, held 10-12 October in Paris, Andrew Duff MEP (Lib Dem, East of England) was elected as president of the Union of European Federalists.
Andrew Duff elected as new president of the European Federalists Read More »
A great many political ideas sound great in theory but need to prove themselves in practice. Proposals for reform of the electoral system have to pass this test, and, yes,
Do referendums work in practice? Read More »
Thoughts this summer are turning to how to continue with the Lisbon treaty or, alternatively, how to continue without it. A reader of this blog suggests that the proposal for
After Lisbon, a coalition of the willing Read More »
David Pilling kindly quotes me as suggesting in my recent book that Canada should be ejected from the Group of Eight to make space for China and India. To be
Bill Emmott: G8 should have a single representative from the EU Read More »
After the Irish referendum, the president of Poland refuses to sign the Lisbon treaty, even though the Polish parliament gave it an overwhelming majority back in April (384 votes to
A strange kind of patriotism Read More »
As this blog predicted, the attempt by Stuart Wheeler to force a referendum on the Lisbon treaty has been rebuffed by the courts. (The original story is told here.) You
Politics dressed up as law Read More »
There is a theory that the Irish rejection of the Lisbon treaty marks the start of a new era in Irish relations with Europe. Formerly a very pro-European country, it
Does the No vote herald a new Ireland? Read More »
“The EU has served the people of Europe well. It is abundantly apparent that it is capable of much more, which is why we must jealously guard it from those
Declan Ganley: A federal Europe is a pretty good idea Read More »
It is sometimes suggested that the Lisbon treaty should go ahead on the basis of only 26 ratifications, without Ireland, after the result of the referendum last week. Looking at
Can the treaty proceed without Ireland? Read More »
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 18 June 2008 The defeat of the Lisbon treaty in the Irish referendum last week has led to lots of head-scratching about what do to
What would a second Irish referendum solve? Read More »