Yes to Europe – because life’s better there
Tony Blair's scathing attack on the failures of successive governments to take advantage of Europe's opportunities was a welcome attempt to stoke up the european debate. But it also showed…
Articles, Briefings and Essays
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The Unlikely Counter Terrorists
The Unlikely Counter-Terrorists Rachel Briggs Introduction Counter-terrorism is currently the preserve of the state. Traditionally the main target for terrorists, the government and its agencies lead the UK's fight against…
We can still win this euro referendum- but Mr Blair must get his act together
We can still win the euro referendum - but Mr Blair must get his act together By Roy Jenkins 06 June 2000 This season is marked by three anniversaries of…
Webb Essay Competition 2002 – Winning Essay
Fear is one of the most basic human conditions. Being afraid of fundamental change or seemingly incomprehensible institutions, moreover, is something to be found in almost all historical periods and…
Review – The Dot.com ‘Revolution’
Dot.bomb The Rise & Fall of Dot.Com Britain: Rory Cellan –Jones (Aurum Press 2001) Dotbomb – Inside an Internet Goliath - from Lunatic Optimism to Panic and Crash: J. David…
The EU Vanity Parade
The themes of the Laeken summit befit the majesty of its setting in the royal grounds of the Belgian kings: progress in all the major European projects of the moment…
Laeken’s Lows
"I refused to get involved in horse-trading," said the Belgian Prime Minister, Guy Verhofstadt, as he looked back on the disarray of the Laeken Summit, supposedly the high-point of Belgium's…
Italy After Ruggiero
Thursday, 10 January, 2002 It was never going to be easy for Silvio Berlusconi. Even before his election as Italian prime minister in May, his coalition was condemned as a…
Address by Rosaline Frith, Director General, Integration Branch, Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Introduction Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak with you today about Canada’s integration policies and programs. I would like to start by stressing the significant role that…
Address by Ram Gidoomal
I came to Britain as a refugee: my family were part of the large influx of South Asians expelled from East Africa in the 1960s. The government of the day…