How Cameron traded influence for isolation
David Cameron is already reaping the results of his spectacular misjudgement at Thursday’s EU summit, reports Ben Fox with the latest from Brussels.
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The view from abroad: The day Britain locked itself out
Alex Hern rounds up the press responses, both here and overseas, to David Cameron locking Britain out of EU decision making for a generation.
Cameron didn’t sign EU deal because it’s not in the interests of the one per cent
David Cameron’s cowering reliance on the City was exposed for the world to see this morning when he refused to sign the City up to a Financial Transaction Tax.
Will Van Rompuy save Cameron from a referendum?
Ben Fox reports from Brussels with the latest on the eurozone crisis, looking at whether Herman Van Rompuy will save David Cameron from a referendum.
Why the Conservatives are wrong about rights
Ram Mashru runs over the misrepresentation of the European Court of Human Rights by the Conservative Party.
UK not performing too well in the GDP growth championship
Explaining Britain’s abysmally low growth, Ann Pettifor pushes a metaphor to its logical conclusion.
Why the latest euro deal won’t work
Give the eurozone countries a few hours or days, and we’ll find them in a grimmer mood as reality sets in – just like after the July 21st package, writes George Irvin.
Is the eurozone out of the woods after ‘haircut’ deal?
Hurrah! The end of the world has been averted! At least, that is what exhausted leaders dragging themselves out of the latest EU summit would want us to believe.
Eurozone break up will be a disaster for jobs, growth and the environment
As the eurozone (EZ) lurches from one crisis to the next, the whole structure seems increasingly imperilled by its lack of political cohesion, writes George Irvin.
AV, Europe, Scotland… Where’s Cameron’s consistency on referendums?
Membership of the EU, Scottish independence, electoral reform… Alex Hern looks at David Cameron’s inconsistency on whether referendums are good or not.