David Marquand

David Marquand is former principal of Mansfield College, Oxford. Among his many books are The Unprincipled Society (1988) and The End of the West: The Once and Future Europe, (2011) Princeton University Press.

England and Europe: the two 'E's that lie in wait for Brown's Britishness

Six months is an eternity in politics. It is hard now to recapture the sense of excitement among constitutional reformers when, astonishingly soon after its formation, the new Brown Government

By David Marquand

/ 1 Feb 2008

One nation under Blair: an interview with David Marquand

Anthony Barnett: What were your first reactions on listening to the British prime minister Tony Blairs speech on 28 September at the Labour Party conference in Brighton? David Marquand:

By Anthony Barnett and David Marquand

/ 29 Sep 2004

Tony Blair and Iraq: a public tragedy

Lord Huttons now notorious report on the circumstances surrounding the death of the British government weapons scientist David Kelly, has been greeted with an unprecedented chorus of disdain. Almost

By David Marquand

/ 2 Feb 2004