
Throughout 2012, the growth of Euroscepticism was a persistent theme. Indeed in the latest Eurobarometer poll, only 31 to 33 per cent of respondents … Read the rest
Endless speculation about the rise of UKIP, the threat they pose to the chances of the Tories or Labour forming a majority government after 2015, and the desperate need of … Read the rest
This is the twenty-first in a series of posts that report on the state of the parties as measured by opinion polls. By pooling together all the available polling evidence … Read the rest
When you’ve just suffered the largest European backbench rebellion since dinosaurs ruled the earth, the last thing you want on the Commons agenda is a take note motion on … Read the rest
The ‘seven year itch’ usually refers to married life rather than relations between member states in an enlarged European Union (EU). But it’s now seven years since the first post-communist … Read the rest
Belarus, a country some call the last dictatorship in Europe, is rarely mentioned in the Western media.
Europeans can however ill afford to ignore this former Soviet republic, if … Read the rest
Have you heard the one about the woman driver forced to pay higher insurance?
It’s not funny; but it is significant.
For while the recent EU ruling that forces car … Read the rest
In a world increasingly conscious of security risks, is the EU relevant? Many people – especially in Euro-sceptic Britain – think not. In the diffcult process of fostering integration , … Read the rest