Cameron’s choice of ally in Europe makes it harder to achieve reform
Serious reform can only be delivered by building alliances with mainstream leaders in Europe.
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Beijing and Washington’s assertiveness on carbon pollution exposes Europe’s dithering
Climate has become such a low priority for European leaders that they see the horse-trading over jobs in the Commission as a bigger deal than efforts to avert climate change.
EU voters – Independent Scotland should join EU, but not automatically
Voters in six EU countries other than Britain have given their thumbs up to an independent Scotland gaining membership of the European Union.
Poll: Should Labour support restrictions on the free movement of workers?
Should the party pledge to introduce tougher restrictions if it returns to office?
Video: Tony Blair smacks down a ranting Nigel Farage
Whatever your opinion of the former prime minister, he certainly knows how to take the argument to Nigel Farage.
The rise of the far-right in Europe shows how spectacularly austerity has failed
The rise of far-right popularism is a sign that the economic policy of austerity in Europe really has failed.
UKIP’s victory isn’t about Eurosceptism
UKIP’s success in the European and local elections 2014 is not about Euroscepticism. In fact the UK is becoming increasingly pro-EU.
George Osborne’s opposition to the Financial Transactions Tax is the height of madness
Angela Merkel, right-leaning Mariano Rajoy, and the man dubbed ‘Italy’s Tony Blair’ all support it, so why doesn’t George Osborne?
Sensationalist Telegraph article on immigration complete rubbish… says Telegraph
A quarter of eastern Europeans pay just £1 a week net in income tax despite being in work, claimed the Telegraph. The paper has now admittted that that claim was wrong.
12 steps to address Europe’s democratic deficit
There will be European elections in three weeks’ time, and we don’t expect turnout to be anything more than about a third of the electorate. This is not good enough.