Europe Dilemma

Britain and the Drama of EU Integration

AvRoger Liddle

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

What is Britain's future in Europe? This book revisits an old argument but for dramatically new times. The old argument is about Britain's 'semi-detachedness' from Europe and whether that posture could ever change. The new times are the crisis in the Eurozone and its wider impact on the European Union's future. While logic may point to deeper integration, the politics associated with the EU's problems make this a significant and possibly insurmountable challenge. Where should Britain stand? What future should Britain want for the EU? And how important is continued membership of the EU for Britain's future? This book offers new answers to these questions from the perspective of an author who has combined experience both at the heart of the British Government, as Tony Blair's European adviser and with years of understanding Europe from the inside - working at a senior level in the European Commission. This book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the future of British and European politics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-02-20
Mått:138 x 216 x 27 mm
Vikt:389 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Policy Network
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781780762234

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Lord (Roger) Liddle is Chairman of Policy Network and became a Life Peer in 2010. He was formerly Tony Blair's Special Advisor on European Policy and subsequently worked for three years in the European Commission, first in the Trade Commissioner's cabinet and then advising the President of the Commission. He has been at the heart of the European debate for two decades, with detailed knowledge of both the politics and public policy.

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'Riveting and realistic, this book offers by far the best-informed analysis I have read of the European dilemmas facing modern British Governments, as well as the most cogent argument for European solutions to our national challenges.' Sir Stephen Wall, formerly Britain's Permanent Representative to the European Union 'This is a hard-hitting account of the frustrating politics of British European policy across the decades from an insider who persists in holding to a positive case for full-hearted British engagement in Europe. Roger Liddle provides a fine-grained analysis of the squandered opportunities as well as the achievements of New Labour's period in office and offers salutary comments on the dilemmas facing the Conservative Party and future governments. He is surely right in arguing that for the British to be at ease with Europe requires conviction in their souls and not only appeals to their pocket books.' Dame Helen Wallace, Emeritus Professor in the European Institute, LSE Roger Liddle makes a compelling case for an alternative and bolder British EU agenda.' Julian Priestley, secretary general of the European Parliament 1997-2007 'A fresh and shrewd account of the many missed opportunities in Britain's relations with the EU.' Peter Riddell, director of the Institute for Government

Innehållsförteckning

PART I: The State of the Union1. Introduction: Europe in a post-crisis world2. Single Market and Euro teeter on the brinkPART II: Reluctant pro-Europeans3. The long road to 19974. The New Labour Approach5. Struggling to direct the EU organism6. Global challenges, internal divisions7. The battle over the Euro8. A tale of two Lisbons: Lisbon 19. Lisbon 2PART III: “Less” Europe, not “more”?10. Harnessing globalisation11. We are all Europeans now12. Conclusion: the new pro-Europeanism