21 April 2016 The Treasury Paper Now at last we have something we can debate. By John Watson At long last the referendum battle seems to be joined. Until this week the points were all coming from the Brexit camp and the only riposte seem to be the government’s rather unimpressive and very expensive leaflet. … Continue reading Issue 50: 2016 04 2: The Treasury Paper (John Watson)
Category: EU| Referendum
Issue 49: 2016 04 14: The Best of Both Worlds? (Richard Pooley)
14 April 2016 The Best of Both Worlds? Why the French think we’d be mad to leave the EU. by Richard Pooley I spent some of my time in the early 1980s teaching English to foreign businesspeople in London. Nearly all of them were German, Swiss, Italian, Spanish, French or Japanese. One of the things… Continue reading Issue 49: 2016 04 14: The Best of Both Worlds? (Richard Pooley)
Issue 48: 2016 04 07: A Cultural Family? (Richard Pooley)
07 April 2016 A Cultural Family? by Richard Pooley “So, why should we vote to stay?” has been a pretty common question from my friends in the UK ever since Cameron promised a referendum on EU membership. Many assume that because I now live in France – “over there”,“on the continent” or, most tellingly, “in Europe”… Continue reading Issue 48: 2016 04 07: A Cultural Family? (Richard Pooley)
Issue 48:2016 04 07 : Brexit: Making for The Out Door (J.R. Thomas)
7 April 2016 Brexit: Making for The Out Door The UK should leave the EU by J.R.Thomas Last week our Editor made the case to stay at the heart of the European Community; this week we present an alternative view. The problem is that so well thought through and so carefully considered is the impulsion… Continue reading Issue 48:2016 04 07 : Brexit: Making for The Out Door (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 47: 2016 03 31: Betting Against Brexit (John Watson)
31 March 2016 Betting Against Brexit The UK should remain in the EU. By John Watson “Ultimate authority”; “Our priorities”; “Take back control”. The heady words glitter on the “Vote Leave” pamphlet which dropped through my letterbox. No more European Court of Justice imposing EU law. No more European Court of Human Rights. Let’s… Continue reading Issue 47: 2016 03 31: Betting Against Brexit (John Watson)
Issue 46: 2016 03 23: The EU; An Awkward Fit for the UK (Neil Tidmarsh)
24 March 2016 The EU; An Awkward Fit for the UK Why Britain is facing a different choice to the rest of Europe. by Neil Tidmarsh The political unit in Europe is currently the nation state. The EU is a system which is intended to enable the nation states to cooperate with each other; but… Continue reading Issue 46: 2016 03 23: The EU; An Awkward Fit for the UK (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 45 ;2016 03 17: A vote for Brexit Is A Vote for Europe {Neil Tidmarsh)
17 March 2016 A Vote For Brexit Is A Vote For Europe It is possible to be pro-Europe but anti-EU. by Neil Tidmarsh Nobody in late fifteenth century and early sixteenth century Europe wanted to break away from Rome and the Papacy. The renaissance humanist scholars who criticised the church as corrupt, tyrannical and inefficient… Continue reading Issue 45 ;2016 03 17: A vote for Brexit Is A Vote for Europe {Neil Tidmarsh)
