Anthony Salamone The debate on the UK’s relationship with the EU will continue well beyond the forthcoming referendum, writes Anthony Salamone. He argues that, under either outcome of the vote, the UK could be set for another EU referendum in the foreseeable future. Plenary Session in Strasbourg – Jan 2016, European Parliament, CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0 The approaching …
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Problematising the SNP’s Pro-European Status Quo
Judith Sijstermans The SNP’s policy of pro-Europeanism is more a result of strategy than ideology favourable to European integration, writes Judith Sijstermans. Looking at manifestos, parliamentarians and their records, she suggests that the party’s pragmatic approach to the EU means that, if it is to succeed in persuading voters to back EU membership, it will …