EU Referendum Will Not Make or Break Britain
Loud voices on both sides of Britain’s EU membership debate are overstating their case.
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EU Negotiation Influenced Most British Conservatives
Most lawmakers were persuaded by David Cameron’s reforms.
Voters Care Less About Boris Johnson Than the Press
Britons are unlikely to rush to the European Union’s exit now that the mayor of London has made up his mind.
EU Referendum Divides Britain Along Blue-Red Lines
Europe’s culture war will manifest itself in Britain’s EU referendum campaign.
Cameron Announces EU Referendum, Party Divided
Conservatives are split on whether to leave or remain in the EU.
Cameron Claims “Special Status” for Britain at Summit
The prime minister emerges from Brussels with a deal to keep Britain in the EU.
Europe’s Political Center Is Holding Just Fine
Critics assume Europe’s mainstream parties are incapable of change when they are nothing if not flexible.
What Other Conservatives Can Learn from Cameron
The British Conservative Party leader won reelection by appealing to voters in the middle.
Only Euroskeptic Fanatics Would Reject Deal
Turning down a deal because Britain had to compromise on one issue would be ludicrous.
Cameron Claims “Substantial Change” in EU Membership
The British leader gets most of the changes he had asked for, including curbs to in-work benefits.
Cameron May Be Unwise to Rush EU Reforms
As soon as the referendum is over, Conservatives will start to prepare for the post-Cameron era.
Labour Doesn’t Need More Studies to Understand Loss
The party is simply unwilling to accept that it needs to move to the middle again to regain voters’ trust.
Everything That’s Wrong with the “Britain in Decline” Theory
Different choices are not proof of decline and jabbering about globalization is not a strategy.
The Moral Case for a Minimum Deterrent
Britain’s proponents of maintaining a nuclear deterrent need not abandon the moral high ground.
British Labour Party Leader Harkens Back to 1980s
On everything from union rights to the Falklands, Jeremy Corbyn seems to be living in the past.