New Statesman - <![CDATA[Alexej Behnisch]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/alexej_behnisch en <![CDATA[NS Essay 2 - 'For Britain, joining Europe was associated with national decline and loss of great power status']]> http://www.newstatesman.com/200212160022 http://www.newstatesman.com/200212160022 Mon, 16 Dec 2002 12:00:00 GMT Alexej Behnisch In all EU countries, the masses are sceptical about the union. Only in Britain is scepticism shared among significant sections of the elite. Alexej Behnisch explains why

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