
The Europe Dilemma
Britain and the Drama of EU Integration
Roger Liddle(Author)
I.B. Tauris (Publisher)
Published on 20. February 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-78076-223-4 (ISBN)
Description
What is Britain's future in Europe? This book revisits an old argument but for dramatically new times. The old argument is about Britain's 'semi-detachedness' from Europe and whether that posture could ever change. The new times are the crisis in the Eurozone and its wider impact on the European Union's future. While logic may point to deeper integration, the politics associated with the EU's problems make this a significant and possibly insurmountable challenge. Where should Britain stand? What future should Britain want for the EU? And how important is continued membership of the EU for Britain's future? This book offers new answers to these questions from the perspective of an author who has combined experience both at the heart of the British Government, as Tony Blair's European adviser and with years of understanding Europe from the inside - working at a senior level in the European Commission. This book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the future of British and European politics.
Reviews / Votes
'Riveting and realistic, this book offers by far the best-informed analysis I have read of the European dilemmas facing modern British Governments, as well as the most cogent argument for European solutions to our national challenges.' Sir Stephen Wall, formerly Britain's Permanent Representative to the European Union 'This is a hard-hitting account of the frustrating politics of British European policy across the decades from an insider who persists in holding to a positive case for full-hearted British engagement in Europe. Roger Liddle provides a fine-grained analysis of the squandered opportunities as well as the achievements of New Labour's period in office and offers salutary comments on the dilemmas facing the Conservative Party and future governments. He is surely right in arguing that for the British to be at ease with Europe requires conviction in their souls and not only appeals to their pocket books.' Dame Helen Wallace, Emeritus Professor in the European Institute, LSE Roger Liddle makes a compelling case for an alternative and bolder British EU agenda.' Julian Priestley, secretary general of the European Parliament 1997-2007 'A fresh and shrewd account of the many missed opportunities in Britain's relations with the EU.' Peter Riddell, director of the Institute for GovernmentMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
389 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78076-223-4 (9781780762234)
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Person
Lord (Roger) Liddle is Chairman of Policy Network and became a Life Peer in 2010. He was formerly Tony Blair's Special Advisor on European Policy and subsequently worked for three years in the European Commission, first in the Trade Commissioner's cabinet and then advising the President of the Commission. He has been at the heart of the European debate for two decades, with detailed knowledge of both the politics and public policy.
Content
PART I: The State of the Union
1. Introduction: Europe in a post-crisis world
2. Single Market and Euro teeter on the brink
PART II: Reluctant pro-Europeans
3. The long road to 1997
4. The New Labour Approach
5. Struggling to direct the EU organism
6. Global challenges, internal divisions
7. The battle over the Euro
8. A tale of two Lisbons: Lisbon 1
9. Lisbon 2
PART III: "Less" Europe, not "more"?
10. Harnessing globalisation
11. We are all Europeans now
12. Conclusion: the new pro-Europeanism
1. Introduction: Europe in a post-crisis world
2. Single Market and Euro teeter on the brink
PART II: Reluctant pro-Europeans
3. The long road to 1997
4. The New Labour Approach
5. Struggling to direct the EU organism
6. Global challenges, internal divisions
7. The battle over the Euro
8. A tale of two Lisbons: Lisbon 1
9. Lisbon 2
PART III: "Less" Europe, not "more"?
10. Harnessing globalisation
11. We are all Europeans now
12. Conclusion: the new pro-Europeanism