Well, the EU’s expanding tomorrow, so Tony Blair’s done a fluff piece in The Times about how great it all is. Blair’s points are very valid: “The benefits are obvious, including a stable, united and free Europe. Enlargement heals the … Continue reading →

Today’s “way to state the obvious” award goes to The Washington Post. According to the article, American politics are divided in a sharply bipartisan manner which will ensure that after the Presidential election a sizable chunk of the population will … Continue reading →

I’d missed this. The Tories have gone mental again. For some reason I thought Michael Howard had more sense: “If the British people were to vote no, a Conservative Government would veto the Constitution: and we would not agree to … Continue reading →

Roy Hattersley: “the campaign has to begin right away. One of the subsidiary advantages of holding a referendum is the pressure it puts on Blair to argue a positive case for Europe – a duty he has disastrously failed to … Continue reading →

Good God, I’m agreeing with Peter Mandelson about something! Yes, in an article in the Guardian co-written with Alan Milburn and Stephen Byers (Milburn I kind of like for no good reason, Byers I also dislike), Mandelson has helped intelligently … Continue reading →

Aaah! The Murdoch Press! William Ree-Mogg (aka Baron Rees-Mogg, editor of the Times from 1961-81) has contributed a fantastically superstitious opinion piece about Tony Blair’s “historic” U-turn. Is this “historic” in the sense that it has demonstrated once and for … Continue reading →

Well, I’ve neglected this one for a while. It has been over a year since I started it, planning to track my musings in the run-up to EU expansion and the finalisation of the EU Constitution. The situation has changed … Continue reading →

This blog is primarily devoted to international relations from an Anglo-European perspective. Other than that, do not leap to conclusions. That’s all I ask. September 2005 addition: This section is probably due for an update, but it mostly still stands. … Continue reading →

This blog was started on 5th March 2003 in a spare moment, then languished for a year or so, then languished some more. I started contributing to it properly at the end of August 2004. September 2005 addition: This section … Continue reading →

Feel free to question anything on here � I usually (time permitting) welcome a bit of a challenge, as the whole point of this thing is to test the few opinions I do have and to prompt me to form … Continue reading →

“always excellent” � Newsweek “great and even-handed” – The BBC “Essential in these eurotroubled times. And other times.” – The Observer blog “intriguing and well written” – European Voice “consistently excellent” – The Financial Times Featured – with an interview … Continue reading →