
European Union


Why Ed Balls is right
Much of the traditional media seems to be wilfully missing the political story that lies behind the attempts…

Nick Clegg calls for a referendum on Europe
The big story of the last week has been the potential rift in the coalition between the anti-Europe Tories and…

Britain: on the outside looking out?
During my time working as a financial journalist, I worked with a lovely woman who had moved to…

The left needs more focus on the EU
“Osborne to cut paid holidays to boost growth.” It’s not too difficult to imagine that headline, given the…

European Parliament to investigate MEP’s Dale Farm ejection
The European Parliament has asked the Government to respond to claims that the Essex Euro MP has been…

A glittering display of Tory ineptitude, extremism, grandstanding and disloyalty
It is now widely understood that Cameron’s political office is inadequate to the task. Party leaders don’t have…

Miliband and Cameron clash over Europe

The Left needs to find its voice on the EU
The EU is seen as that perennial obsession of the Tory right-wing fringes: the sort of issue that…

Our priority should be jobs – not a referendum that would put jobs at risk
Once again we have been forced to witness an out-of-touch Conservative Party tearing itself apart over Europe. The…