The UK terms of secession from the European Union must be ratified by parliament in a general election or second referendum.
David Cameron, his deputy and even the leader of the opposition Labour Party, all find support for someone you disagree with bewildering.
The recent summit marks an important turning point in building a genuine economic union in Europe and averting market attacks on weaker members. Closer fiscal union should not be feared, provided the political and, critically, democratic frameworks are developed to underlay this significant advanc
The emerging split between the centre left and centre right in the EU over fundamental questions of economic policy including sustainable growth and social justice is without precedent.
As the future of Greece and the euro are again plunged into uncertainty, is there any more certainty to be found at home in the UK?
Europe’s political landscape is marked by conservative governments and waves of anti-EU right-wing populism. A fully fledged European politics needs to emerge, driving alternative policies capable of countering the current crisis.
The latest European bailout agreement opens the possibility of a decisive move towards integrated economic governance with major political consequences, says John Palmer.
Euro-sceptics have had great fun in recent weeks tracking the bond markets’ onslaught on the euro and predicting the the break-up of the 17-member euro-area. The reality looks very different, as the EU member states stand poised to sanction further economic and political integration for the euro-a
In all the excitement about the “Hung Parliament” outcome to the Australian general election one important lesson for voters in the UK is in danger of getting lost. The results
The results of the European Parliament elections were only a little less predictable than the fact that the total voter turnout should have fallen once again to just over 40
There can be no denying the somewhat surreal nature of the efforts being made to persuade the people of the Republic of Ireland to approve the European Union's
John Palmer reviews What's Wrong With the European Union and How to Fix it by Simon Hix.
(Hix, 2008, Polity Press, 228pp)
In the midst of what has
