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Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of tables and boxes
Preface
List of abbreviations
Introduction
The subject matter of the book
A heavily conflicted story
Some problems and warnings
Lies, damned lies and statistics
The ‘EU effect’
Whose interest?
The counterfactual
‘An incoming tide’: the European Union in Britain
Sampling Britain’s European dilemma
Word games and the European issue
Varieties of history
The unexpected turn of events
The organization of the book
1 Europe and the European Union
Introduction
Britain as the ‘outsider’: ‘island of the mind’
Europe as the hostile ‘Other’
‘Damn foreigners’
Britishness and Europe
Britain: apart from or a part of Europe
Balance of power politics
The origins and evolution of the European Union
Theorizing European integration
The institutions of the European Union
The state of the union since 2000
The impact of the financial crisis of 2007–2008
‘Whatever it takes’
Greece and the ‘Grexit’ threat
The migrant crisis
Conclusion
2 Back to the future
Introduction
Limited liability and continental commitment
The impact of the Second World War
Britain and post-war Germany
From Empire to Commonwealth
A ‘financial Dunkirk’
The formation of the Atlantic Alliance
The reconstruction of western Europe and the British model of European unity
Opposition to the idea of a European customs union
The parting of the ways
Messina – ‘a devilishly awkward place to get to’
‘It will never happen’
Suez and the beginnings of an agonizing reappraisal
‘The sick man of Europe’
Europe at sixes and sevens
Backing into Europe
International status under threat
The veto and ancient rivalries
Labour’s retreat into Europe and another veto
‘There is no alternative’ and the defeatist thesis
Mission accomplished, 1970–1972
‘A medium power of the first rank’
‘Swallow the lot, and swallow it now’
The domestic debate
Conclusion
3 Belonging without believing
Introduction
European dreams and visions
Inauspicious beginnings
No fanfare for Europe
Renegotiating ‘Tory terms’
The referendum of 1975
An unequal contest: pro-marketeers versus anti-marketeers
The impact of the referendum
On the defensive: the Callaghan government and Europe, 1976–1979
‘Megaphone diplomacy’: Thatcher and renegotiation, 1979–1984
The Strasbourg and Dublin European Councils: setting the tone
Agreement at last: the Fontainebleau European Council of 1984
The Conservative government 1985–1997: advance and retreat
Fatal attraction: Thatcher and the Single European Act
The Delors and Thatcher feud
Thatcher’s Bruges speech
Europe and the ‘palace coup’ of 1990
Staying in but opting out, 1992–1997
The Labour government 1997–2010: advance and retreat
The Brown premiership
Conclusion
4 Leading from behind: Opt.outs, opt.ins and red lines
Introduction
Hardy perennials of British policy
Problems of coping with a multi-speed Europe
The latecomer
Reacting to events
Dealing with the neighbours
Long-.standing policy interests
The much used and abused F word
The larger the better?
EU expansion and the immigration issue
Negative and positive integration
Modernization and EU membership
Opt-outs and red lines, 1990–2010
The Maastricht Treaty, the Major government and the first parting of the ways
The making of the Lisbon Treaty and red lines
Whitehall perspectives and procedures
British officialdom in Brussels
British personnel and EU institutions
Conclusion
5 Party games and politics
Introduction
Leaders and rivals
Don’t mention Europe
Intra-party conflicts
Inter-party competition
New political practices
EU membership and the emergence of new political parties: ‘Gang of Four’ and ‘Sod the lot’
Zero sum and variable sum politics
Scepticism about Euroscepticism
Some latent functions
The uses of referendums
Euroscepticism and English nationalism
The political parties and the European Parliament
The impact of the EP election results of May 2014
Public opinion and EU membership
Conclusion
6 Devolution and European Union membership
Introduction
‘Europe of the regions’
Devolution
Reserved powers
The value of EU membership in the devolved nations
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Nationalism and European Union membership
The early years of SNP policy towards the EU
Independence in Europe
Public opinion and EU membership
Referendum politics
Conclusion
7 The press and the European Union
Introduction
Some problems
Scepticism and ignorance
Perception and reality
The message and the messengers
The Europhile case
The Eurosceptic case
Europhobia and mythology
Lost in translation
Mobilizing ‘history’
Prime ministers, the press and the EU
The Major experience of the press
Blair and the Murdoch press
Cameron and the press
Conclusion
8 The ‘Bloody British Question’
Introduction
The EU budget
The problem
France, Britain and the EC budget
Partial solutions
Agreement at last – the Fontainebleau agreement of 1984
Assessments of the Fontainebleau agreement
Attacking the budget, defending the rebate
New Labour and the EU budget
A book-keeping exercise?
Conclusion
9 Brief encounters and quick exits: The pound and Europe 1970–1992
Introduction
The origins of the European Monetary System
The problems of living with Modell Deutschland
Participation without commitment
The EMS and party politics
Opting in and opting out 1990–1992
The case for joining the ERM
Entry to the ERM
‘Black’ or ‘white’ Wednesday
Conclusion
10 The pound, the euro and the City
Introduction
So near and yet so far: the Labour government and the euro 1997–2001
The Treasury’s five tests
Abandoning the euro option and ‘saving the world’
Coalition government, the euro area and economic recession
Criticisms of the euro area project
The City, the EU and the euro area
The City: the EU’s financial capital
Impact of the 2007–2008 crisis on the City
The banks and the euro area
Coalition government and euro area reforms
The City as a global player
Conclusion
11 Britain, the European Union and the wider world
Introduction
At the heart of three inter-linked circles
‘Kith and kin’: the Commonwealth and Europe
Imperial legacy
The ‘one world approach’ and globalization
From Commonwealth to Anglosphere
The ‘special relationship’
Lecturing the Europeans
The European Union and ‘high politics’
From European Political Co-operation to the Common Foreign and Security Policy
The limits of intergovernmental co-operation
Case studies: Iraq, Libya, Iran and the United States
The advantages and disadvantages of working through the EU in foreign and defence policy
Conclusion
12 Still leading from behind: The Conservatives and the European Union since 2010
Introduction
In coalition
‘Banging on about Europe’
Veto
The Juncker episode
The Bloomberg speech
The eclipse of the Europhiles
The European Arrest Warrant and ‘the debate that never was’
The Balance of Competences Review
Neither believing nor belonging
The Conservative government and renegotiation
The deal
‘Special status’?
Preparing for the referendum campaign
Conclusion
Conclusion: Journey to an unknown destination
Introduction
Journey to an unknown destination
Continuity and change
What is the alternative?
Appendix: How the European Union works
The European Union in brief
The EU treaties
The main institutions of the EU
The European Parliament
The European Council
The Council
The European Commission
The Court of Justice
The European Central Bank
Decision-making at EU level
Chrnological table
Bibliography
Index