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.
European Union
Five reasons why Commons Euro vote is not Cameron’s Clause IV moment
Euroscepticism is on the rise in the Conservative party, not in decline, meaning this will not be Cameron’s much sought after Clause IV moment.
Farage should check his own funds before accusing others of being in it for the money
Alex Hern details UKIP leader Nigel Farage’s hypocrisy in accusing other parties of being bought off by EU money.
Europe in or out – does the public really care?
While the Commons referendum vote is unlikely to pass, at the very least, the issue of Europe has been brought into the media, but does anybody in Britain really care?
Miliband and Balls need to be more vocal in support of the Robin Hood Tax
Labour needs to come out and tackle the UK government’s misleading claim the Financial Transaction Tax, aka the Robin Hood Tax, is just a ‘Brussels tax’.
Judgement day approaches for the eurozone
Ben Fox explains where we are with the eurozone crisis, and argues where we should go next.
Barroso joins the international push for Plan B
José Manuel Barroso has called for an end to austerity all across the European Union, reports Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern.
Bold consensus needed for a better future for Europe’s fisheries
William Bain, the shadow food, farming and fisheries minister, writes on the need for a bold consensus across Europe for a fairer future for fisheries.
Climate sceptic Tory MEPs will send us sleepwalking towards disaster
David Cameron’s pledge to spur the EU into taking tougher climate action was dealt a massive blow today when Tory MEPs helped kill off emissions cut proposals.
Labour should break from the consensus and call for Greece to default
Labour needs to have an independent voice on Greece; the party’s internationalism puts it on the side of the Greek people, writes Labour MP Barry Gardiner.