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Tag Archives: UK
Mar 16 2013
In political fiction the EU is either non-existent or portrayed as corrupt and dystopian
1 CommentTweet What do fictional portrayals of political issues say about the views within a society? Steven Fielding notes that while political fiction is an important part of British culture, portrayals of Europe and the issue of European integration are rare. Where the … Continue reading
Posted by: March 16, 2013
Tagged with: culture, euroscepticism, political fiction, UK
Mar 8 2013
Will ‘Eurosis’ condemn Britain to be an outsider looking in?
Leave a commentTweet The last two and a half years have seen the biggest change of Britain’s European policy in its four-decade membership of the European Union. In the first of a series of blogs on EU institutions and their history, Anthony Teasdale argues … Continue reading
Posted by: March 8, 2013
Tagged with: David Cameron, eu, Europe, UK
Mar 4 2013
The biggest injustice in modern society is not economic inequality, but inequality of life expectancy
Leave a commentTweet Inequality is often conceived of as the gap between the earnings of the richest members of society and those of the poorest. Göran Therborn argues, however, that beyond financial figures there are far greater inequities which affect modern society. Chief among … Continue reading
Posted by: March 4, 2013
Tagged with: health, inequality, life expectancy, UK
Feb 9 2013
The uncertainty created by David Cameron’s policy on EU membership may cost the UK’s already troubled economy
Leave a commentTweet Prior to UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s speech on the country’s relationship with the EU, Michael Emerson set out several hazards that his strategy was expected to face. Revisiting these hazards after the speech, he finds them to be mostly confirmed. He … Continue reading
Posted by: February 9, 2013
Tagged with: business and regulation, David Cameron, economy, eu, EU institutions, european economics, finance, government and politics and enlargement, Michael Emerson, referendum, The Euro, UK
Feb 6 2013
Alex Salmond and David Cameron’s incoherent referendum plans mean that they are unlikely to get what they want for either Scotland or the UK
1 CommentTweet An independence referendum is due to be held in Scotland in 2014, with another referendum being pledged by UK Prime Minister David Cameron on the country’s relationship with Europe in 2017. Jo Murkens and Peter Jones argue that in both referendums the options … Continue reading
Posted by: February 6, 2013
Tagged with: Alex Salmond, David Cameron, eu, referendum, Scotland, UK
Jan 23 2013
Seven hazards in David Cameron’s intended European policy
Leave a commentTweet This morning sees UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s long anticipated (and delayed) speech on the UK’s relationship with the EU. Michael Emerson sets out seven major hazards that his expected policy positions will have to overcome, ranging from defining its core … Continue reading
Posted by: January 23, 2013
Tagged with: David Cameron, eu, eu referendum, EU speech, single market, UK
Jul 22 2012
Book Review: Coin, Kirk, Class and Kin: Emigration, Social Change and Identity in Southern Scotland
1 CommentTweet There are many detailed accounts of nineteenth-century emigrants, of their journeys and settlements abroad – but what of those they left behind? This book delves into the heart of Georgian Britain to explore the role that the men and … Continue reading
Posted by: July 22, 2012
Tagged with: diaspora, emigration, immigration, Migration, poverty, Scotland, Scottish diaspora, UK
