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Tag Archives: Eurosceptics
May 20 2013
Who makes EU policy in the Conservative party?
Leave a commentTweet The EU continues to be a central issue for the Conservatives, dividing and distracting the party. Simon Usherwood argues that Cameron’s assorted pronouncements are a reflection of his need to maintain some semblance of unity, rather than any actual engagement with … Continue reading
Posted by: May 20, 2013
Tagged with: Conservative party, David Cameron, Eurosceptics, UKIP
Mar 6 2013
UK membership of the EU: Party competition over a low salience issue
3 CommentsTweet The rise of UKIP has heightened existing tensions within the Conservative party over the EU, which the Prime Minister’s promise of a future referendum has dampened without finally resolving. However Ben Clements, Philip Lynch and Richard Whitaker argue that the available evidence shows that this is an … Continue reading
Posted by: March 6, 2013
Tagged with: eu, euroscepticism, Eurosceptics, UKIP
Mar 2 2013
Giving a voice to Eurosceptic MEPs in the European Parliament is an important part of making the integration process more legitimate
Leave a commentTweet While Eurosceptic parties at the national level have received significant attention from political scientists, Euroscepticism within the EU’s own institutions has generally been overlooked. Nathalie Brack uses role theory to assess the experiences of Eurosceptic MEPs in the European Parliament, finding … Continue reading
Posted by: March 2, 2013
Tagged with: European Parliament, euroscepticism, Eurosceptics
Feb 13 2013
Not everyone is anti-EU: young people and the Eurosceptic vote
Leave a commentTweet The prevalence of Euroscepticism within the UK electorate is widely claimed yet Stuart Fox argues that it is not borne out by the facts. The nature of such attitudes are more complex than the Europhile/Eurosceptic dichotomy suggests and their distribution of such attitudes … Continue reading
Posted by: February 13, 2013
Tagged with: euroscepticism, Eurosceptics
Feb 8 2013
Launching a new collaboration: Euroscepticism and the European project
1 CommentTweet Next week will see the launch of a series on euroscepticism. This series is the result of a collaboration between LSE’s British Politics and Policy and EUROPP blogs and the University of Nottingham’s Ballots & Bullets. Euroscepticism has been … Continue reading
Posted by: February 8, 2013
Tagged with: eu, Europe, euroscepticism, Eurosceptics
Jul 19 2012
The European Union Act is a good example of a bad law
Leave a commentTweet Jo Murkens argues that the European Union Act of 2011 should be viewed as a failed statute. Amongst other flaws the Act does not truly empower the people and is legally inconsistent. If there was one area in which the two … Continue reading
Posted by: July 19, 2012
Tagged with: eu, European Union Act, Eurosceptics, law
Feb 10 2012
Tackling Euroscepticism: EU employment law is neither imposed on the UK from Brussels nor does it damage the country’s economy
2 CommentsTweet Many myths surround EU employment law. Anne Davies tackles these head on and argues that the UK workers and businesses are very much protected rather than inhibited by such labour market legislation. The United Kingdom’s relationship with the European … Continue reading
Posted by: February 10, 2012
Tagged with: Brussels, employment law, Europe, European Union, Eurosceptics, UK competitiveness
Dec 9 2011
Cameron’s pandering to euroscepticism and the illusionary ‘national interest’ is a failure of leadership and leaves Britain in a lose-lose situation
2 CommentsTweet Last night, at the EU summit in Brussels, David Cameron chose to placate the Eurosceptic wing of his party by choosing to reject an EU treaty change. Olaf Cramme argues that while this decision may pay off politically in … Continue reading
Posted by: December 9, 2011
Tagged with: Conservatives, David Cameron, eu, Europe, European Union, Eurosceptics, politicians, Tory Party, UK
