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Published in: HomeThe road to Europe: defend the biosphere and stop punishing the innocent
Imagine that the world is governed by concentric circles or spheres of power, with the most powerful one on the...
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Published in: HomeA Greek referendum WAS an excellent idea
There was for a moment a breath of democracy in the crisis of the European currency and an attempt at honesty. But...
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Published in: HomeThe road to Europe: can wage-setting save the monetary union?
The periphery and core countries of the EU have been locked for many years prior to the crisis into opposing...
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Published in: HomeEuropean Union: who do you believe?
As the future of Greece and the euro are again plunged into uncertainty, is there any more certainty to be found at...
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Published in: HomeInto Europe
Each EU country has a relationship to Europe which tells you about its own makeup, character and inclinations....
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Published in: HomeUnmasking the myths of anti-multiculturalism
If society depicts immigration and immigrants as worthless and useless for the economy, these enemy images will lead...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Twilight of the British State: Scottish Independence and the European Question
Both the British union and the European Union are in crisis. With Europe set to integrate and the British state...
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Published in: HomeLibya has opened the way to diplomatic sanctions against Syria
One of the first actions of the Libyan Transitional National Council has posed a challenge for European countries.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Tory EU rebellion is about neo-liberalism, not British sovereignty
The Conservative Eurosceptic tradition in Britain presents itself as patriotic. Yet the rhetoric on sovereignty...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTory revolt and the precariat
What is the real motive behind Conservatives' desire to leave the EU? Patriotic pride in Britain? Or the desire to...
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Published in: HomeEurope’s failure, and how to avoid it
The European Union’s combination of crises - of finance, politics, and identity - makes the once unthinkable a real...
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Published in: HomeGreece’s failed state and Europe’s response
Far more dangerous than the present financial crisis threatening the euro, Greece looks like a failed EU state,...
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Published in: HomeThe road to Europe: the need for trans-European politics
The EU's crisis has been framed as an economic one, with the self-interest of individuals in nation states pitted...
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Published in: openEconomyBlame the speculator, shoot the messenger: habits of the trapped politician
Sergio Bruno makes much of the recent rise in the cost of borrowing for the Italian government, blaming speculation...
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Published in: openEconomyMoney, public debt and the Euro: defences against fragmentation
Roger Scruton (Unreal Estates) argues for a remoralised economy in response to Europe's debt crisis. But this is...
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Published in: HomeThe road to Europe: the political battles ahead
Europe’s political landscape is marked by conservative governments and waves of anti-EU right-wing populism. A fully...
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Published in: HomeThe road to Europe: the eclipse of reason and democracy
The myths of monetary policy, the dangers of austerity, the need for a reconstruction of the real economy - these...
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Published in: HomeThe road to Europe: reclaim economic policy
The European Union faces two economic problems; debt and growth. Do not let the supposed solutions of the first...
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Published in: HomeThe new road to Europe: ways out of the hydra-headed crisis
The European Union is uniquely placed to solve the problems that have been caused by the tensions and templates of...
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Published in: HomeThe road to Europe: What did not work? An interview with Giuliano Amato
“What we did has not worked. It has, at this point, become obvious to everyone that without greater economic and...