1. British influence and the Euro / John Coles -- 2. The Euro and regional divergence in Europe / Tony Thirlwall -- 3. Britsh trade and Europe since the 1960's / Martin Holmes -- 4. The UK and Euroland / Graeme Leach -- 5. Towards' a treaty of commerce' / Keith Marsden -- 6. The bank the rules Europe / Mark Baimbridge, Brian Burkitt and Philip Whyman -- 7. Has the Euro lives up to expectations / Wilhelm Nölling -- 8. The myth of Europe / Russell Lewis -- 9. Britain, Europe, and the United States / Oliver Wright -- 10. Can self-government survive? / Nevil Johnson -- 11. Separate ways / Peter Shore -- 12. Nice and beyond / Christopher Booker -- 13. Aiming for the heart of Europe / John Bercow
Summary
Europe is the biggest political issue in contemporary Britain. The contributions to this volume all express disapproval and doubt about the integration process. Some favour EU membership while rejecting the single currency; others favour renegotiation of Britain's relationship with the EU; others recommend withdrawal. But different preferred solutions do not obscure a commonality of belief that the status quo of EU membership, leading inexorably to a monetary and fiscal euroland, is undesirable and should be democratically resisted. Similarly Tony Blair's advocacy of a 'superpower' Europe is conceptually repudiated
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