Why Ireland still haunts the Tories
The Conservative Party is too ignorant about the country to make Brexit work.
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Find here the New Statesman’s collection of articles offering deep insights into the European Union, including its policies, institutions, member states, and critical issues shaping the future of this influential supranational organization.
The end of the Brexit taboo
Only the most ideological Leaver – of which there are a diminishing number – would contend that Brexit has done…
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Labour must seize the interventionist moment
As the US and the EU embrace an era of state-led economic policy, the UK risks being left behind.
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This Brexit truce was inevitable
Hardliners may squeal, but as the economy suffers the UK needs to reevaluate its relationship with its biggest trading partner.
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Rishi Sunak, the man who isn’t there
As the Prime Minister dithers, his foes advance and Britain declines.
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Why size does matter for Europe and Brexit Britain
The US’s advantage over us is scale. Small is no longer so beautiful.
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Brexit is slowly killing the Conservative Party
A party that has defined itself in opposition to the EU will be left marooned by an ever-more pro-European electorate.
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UK corporate leaders group: we are trailing in the global race for green growth
The next ten years will be about which economies are fittest for the net-zero transition.
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Brexit has been a disaster – but Remainers need to get real
There is little hope of rejoining the EU for decades, so we should try to improve Brexit, not reverse it.
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Is the EU plan to counter US green subsidies “Marx on steroids”?
The US’s Inflation Reduction Act is not Europe’s main problem.
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Germany is isolated once more – and no one now trusts Olaf Scholz
For Europe, the German chancellor’s first year in office has been a series of broken promises and fractured relationships.
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Why Labour thinks it has solved the Brexit conundrum
If Keir Starmer’s party wins, expect a slew of specific UK-EU treaties to be negotiated.
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Labour considering plan to soften Brexit
The party could embrace dynamic alignment with European regulations to boost economic growth.
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Radek Sikorski: Poland does not have “the influence on Europe’s eastern policy that we deserve”
The former Polish foreign minister on the war in Ukraine, relations with Germany and how the illiberal government can be…
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The “Lady Voldemort” of German politics is poised to unite the extreme left and right
If she starts her own anti-establishment party, Sahra Wagenknecht could alter Germany’s political landscape.
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European diplomacy in the 21st century, with Catherine Ashton
How Europe can defend its interests in a tumultuous world.
Ten crucial questions about the world in 2023
The New Statesman’s writer at large identifies important global trends for the year ahead – and makes some predictions.
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Fifty years after joining the European Communities, Britain still doesn’t know what it is or wants
Britain’s unresolved Europe question is inseparable from its unresolved England question.
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It’s time for Remainers to try and make Brexit work
As we enter 2023, the mass of the British people are exhausted by the battles of the past six years…
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Why the Tories I know are so disillusioned
The Conservative Party now has to win over the voters that it used to take for granted.
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