Grant Shapps’ feelings
The latest stage in the saga of British departure from the European Union is struck today by Tory party chairman, Grant Shapps MP. The Tory plan is to put into […]
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public opinion
Can David Cameron save the unions?
The promise by the prime minister of a new policy on Europe to be outlined in a speech in January rules out most useful comment on the issue between now
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European election results finally published
I wrote on this blog at the end of June asking who had won the European elections. The figures on seats won were quickly announced, but it has taken longer
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Hearts and minds
Returning like the dog in the proverb to the speech last week by new Europe minister Caroline Flint, the conclusion reads: “My aim is not to make people love the
Britain: where did it all go wrong?
Daily Mail columnist Quentin Letts has published a list of the “50 people who buggered up Britain”, complaining about various aspects of modern life and the way things have changed.
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Glaring stupidity
My eye is drawn to an exchange in the Financial Times (you can read it here). The debate about subsidiarity in the article and the response is very interesting, but
Niall Ferguson: Europe must stop fighting itself
The world is a big, bad place and the relative importance of Europe’s individual states is declining economically and demographically with every passing year. As Mr Mandelson has found, it
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Financial Times: EU citizens want referendum on treaty
By George Parker in Brussels Published: June 17 2007 18:32 | Last updated: June 17 2007 18:32 Plans by Europe’s leaders to push a reworked European Union constitution on to
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Trust
A fascinating presentation this morning by the Edelman public relations company of their 2006 Trust Barometer. This is a survey of opinion around the world of the extent to which