Tag Archives: United Kingdom
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Anti-Immigration Parties Drive European Conservatives to Fringe
Euroskeptic and anti-immigration parties force Europe’s conservatives to move farther right.
"Far right" or "extreme right wing" parties have emerged across Europe in recent years, if with varying levels of electoral success, demonstrating that they cannot be termed as constituting a pan-European movement. But they do have characteristics in common.…
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Britain’s Boris Johnson Questions Own Party’s Syria Policy
The Conservative mayor of London distances himself from David Cameron’s support of Syria’s rebels.
Boris Johnson, London's mayor, distanced himself from his own Conservative Party leader on Sunday when he questioned the wisdom of arming Syria's rebels. While Prime Minister David Cameron has long called for increasing Western support of "moderate" opposition forces in Syria,…
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Young Britons’ Liberalism Echoes Across Atlantic
It’s not just young Britons who don’t share their elders’ trust in big government anymore.
Young Britons are far more likely than their elders to be economically and socially liberal. But they are not alone. Young Americans, too, are skeptical of big government. The Economist points out this week that Britons in…
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European Union Likely to Relax Syrian Weapons Sanctions
European nations are expected to relax the terms of their embargo to put pressure on Syria’s Bashar Assad.
European foreign ministers are likely to agree to relax the conditions of their Syrian arms embargo when they meet in Brussels on Monday to allow France and the United Kingdom to…
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Cameron Urges Transatlantic Trade Deal, Obstacles Remain
Not all Western leaders share David Cameron’s enthusiasm for expanding trade.
Before meeting President Barack Obama in Washington DC on Monday, British prime minister David Cameron urged progress toward forming a transatlantic free trade zone which he…
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British Minister: European Union Exit “Perfectly Tolerable”
Michael Gove argues there are “certain advantages” to leaving the European Union.
A senior British minister said on Sunday that he would support a withdrawal from the European Union if a vote were called today although he promised to abstain from voting for a motion that might prompt just that. Education secretary Michael…