Young Brits Have Most At Stake In The Brexit Referendum But Know The Least About The EU
Never before have so many had to decide on something they knew or cared so little about. The “London bubble” is obsessing about the EU
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Why Brexit Would Make The UK Less Democratic, Not More
From the very beginning of the debate over Britain’s place in Europe, it has been argued that membership of the EU and its predecessors would
Inside Hungary’s ‘Work-Based Society’
Much international attention has focused upon the rhetoric of Viktor Orban in recent years, with both supporters and detractors transfixed by his approach to foreign
The Welfare State In Europe: Still Worth Having?
Have the negative economic consequences brought about by the financial crisis made European welfare states unaffordable? Iain Begg writes that while there is some validity to criticisms
A British Bridge For A Divided Europe
The European Union has never been very popular in Britain. It joined late, and its voters will be asked on June 23 whether they want
Brexit And The Balance Of Power
Britain joined what became the European Union in 1973. This year, on June 23, it will hold a referendum on whether to leave. Should it?
The Dutch Referendum – Revolt Of The 60%
Highly educated versus lowly educated. Muslims against non-Muslims. ’People’ versus ‘Elite’. Young against old. Mainstream against populist. All is pointing in the same direction: countries
A Progressive Logic Of Trade
The global trade regime has never been very popular in the United States. Neither the World Trade Organization nor the multitudes of regional trade deals
The Brexit Alarm
I have no special expertise on the question of whether Britain should leave (or “Brexit”) the European Union. True, I did live in the United
Why Basic Income Can Never Be A Progressive Solution
Most advocates of basic income only answer the arguments of the right – mainly concerning the willingness to work – and never imagine there can
Avoiding The Quick Fix Approach To Solving Youth Unemployment
A key priority for EU policy makers is to combat high levels of youth unemployment. Supporting young people to start a new business is increasingly
Europe’s Rule-of-Law Crisis
From the rubble of two world wars, European countries came together to launch what would become the world’s largest experiment in unification and cooperative, shared
Bringing Europe’s Migration Crisis Under Control
The asylum policy that emerged from the European Union’s negotiations last month with Turkey became effective on April 4, when 202 asylum-seekers were deported from
Millions Of Labour And TUC Votes Need To Be Won To Defeat Brexit
The paradox of the EU referendum campaign is that all of Mr Cameron’s political foes want him to win and many of his political comrades
Will Britain Choose Irrelevance?
When voters in the United Kingdom go to the polls on June 23 to decide whether their country should leave the European Union, the issues