Table of Contents

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

Promotional Information

Suitable for those interested in the future of British and European politics, this title answers such questions as: 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?

About the Author

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.

Reviews

'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 Government