Federalism is the political philosophy of the dispersal of power. It proposes the division of political power between levels and institutions of government to achieve the best combination of democracy
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The opinion polls are close and getting closer. An election that the Conservatives ought to have had in the bag, given the unpopularity of the Labour government and the depth
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George W Bush won the 2000 presidential election arguing that America should turn away from the nation-building efforts that had characterised Bill Clinton’s foreign policy and focus more narrowly on
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How many times do we hear in British politics that federalism in Europe means centralisation? That a federal Europe would continue to accrete power after power away from the member
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Interesting to see that the new Scottish Nationalist administration in Edinburgh has adopted the term “government” to describe itself. The previous Labour administration was always coy about the term: it
By Richard Laming Published in the Financial Times, 28 April 2003 Sir, Denis MacShane (“Europe should forget the federalist papers”, April 23) is performing the old vaudeville trick of accusing your
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By Richard Laming Concern about nationalism and national identity is the basis of the enduring debate about the future of the European Union today: given how stubbornly the countries of
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By Pere Sampol i Mas First of all, I would like to welcome you to the Balearic Islands, a small country located in the Mediterranean Europe which has been a
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