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Pickles refuses to disclose government number of Romanians and Bulgarians set to come to UK
The Europe debate is raging in the Sunday papers ahead of Cameron’s speech on the matter. There’s mounting concern among Tory Cabinet Ministers that the speech will not go far… Continue reading
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The Britain in Europe crowd were wrong then, so why should they be right now?
Ed Miliband’s speech to the Fabians is being rather over-shadowed today by Lord Heseltine’s attack on David Cameron’s EU policy; the political media like nothing more than a ‘Tories split… Continue reading
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EU Shocker: The United States agrees with the British Government! - Spectator Blogs
Good grief. Are we supposed to be surprised that senior officials at the US State Department take the view that Britain should, all things considered, remain a member of the… Continue reading
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Tory minister says yes to EU and no to immigration to win at 2015
David Cameron’s Conservative modernisation agenda is struggling. Several of today’s front pages highlight how traditional Tory issues — immigration and family values — have returned to the centre stage. And many of… Continue reading
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Scottish Independence and Europe: Who does this Barroso guy think he is? - Spectator Blogs
Today’s Think Scotland column takes a gander at the rumpus over an independent Scotland’s accession to the EU. Until recently the SNP promised that said accession would be automatic. Now… Continue reading
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The View from 22 — Britain vs. Germany, kicking the Lib Dems and the BBC 28
Are Britain and Germany heading for an almightily clash over the future of the EU? In this week’s Spectator, Christopher Caldwell argues that Angela Merkel has had enough of Britain’s… Continue reading
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Britain, Scotland, Norway and Europe: lands of magical Sovereignty-Unicorns - Spectator Blogs
Even the cheapest, Poundland crystal ball will tell even a blind observer that Europe is pretty soon going to be a pretty hefty problem for almost all of Britain’s political… Continue reading
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Is David Cameron struggling to keep up with public opinion on Europe?
Over the past two weeks, the government has been desperately trying to harden its position on the European Union to match public opinion. David Cameron has been rather bullish with… Continue reading
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UKIP are being taken more seriously but they have got to cut out the unforced errors
With UKIP regularly challenging the Liberal Democrats for third place in the polls, the party is now beginning to be treated with the seriousness it deserves. In an interview on… Continue reading
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David Cameron needs to detail EU referendum plans soon to avoid future rebellions
‘I thought it would hurt more than it did’ one loyalist minister remarked after last night’s government defeat on the EU budget. The fact that the vote isn’t going to… Continue reading
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The View from 22 — the fight for press freedom and an EU problem for Cameron
What effect would any form of statutory regulation have on the press in this country? In this week’s cover feature, Nick Cohen writes that if the Leveson Inquiry recommends strong measures… Continue reading
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Government expects to lose EU budget vote
While the rebel whips are still rounding up Tory MPs to vote against the government on the EU budget motion, which starts in the Commons shortly, a senior government source… Continue reading
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PMQs: David Cameron needs to show he has control of EU vote
At PMQs today, David Cameron will need to go some distance to meet his backbenchers and head off a government defeat tonight on the EU budget. He’ll need to say… Continue reading
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Why David Cameron isn’t proposing a cut in the EU budget
Cutting the EU budget is a very good idea. Much of it is spent inefficiently and its priorities are all wrong, 40 percent of it goes on agriculture. Given that… Continue reading
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The Conservative renegotiation strategy
In The Spectator this week, Charles Moore argued that David Cameron — despite his oft-stated desire to renegotiate the terms of Britain’s EU membership — doesn’t actually have a European… Continue reading
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The View from 22 — BBC in crisis, a Major problem for the Conservatives and Lost in Europe
What is going to happen next with the BBC Jimmy Salvile saga? In this week’s magazine cover, Rod Liddle blames institutional problems within the organisation and predicts there will be… Continue reading
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Labour conference: Blank sheets of paper are all the rage on EU policy
It’s no secret that the Conservative party is in a bit of a pickle about Europe at the moment, and Douglas Alexander quite wisely chose to exploit the ravine that… Continue reading
3 CommentsThe Greek Crisis in a Single Chart
There are some – especially on the American left – who give the impression of thinking that if only the European Central Bank behaved differently or if only Angela Merkel… Continue reading
10 CommentsThe Polish Invasion Was A Good Thing
It seems typical of Labour’s reaction to being removed from office after 13 frustrating years in power that it should have decided to disown one of its braver, better, bolder… Continue reading
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