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- In this new book, Brendan Donnelly and Hugh Dykes, both former Conservative parliamentarians, critically review British attitudes towards the European Union, particularly those of the media and political classes. They...
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- How the world turns - 20/05/2012It is not only the world of politics that is turned upside down by the European banking crisis and the ineffectual way in which political leaders are dealing with it. ...
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health policy Archive
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Too many vaccines
Posted on 11/04/2010 | No CommentsIt has become apparent that the British government ordered many more shots of swine flu vaccine last winter than turned out to be needed. (The Guardian reports the story here.) The excess cost is not quoted but must run into tens of millions of pounds.... -
A better debate about healthcare
Posted on 14/08/2009 | 2 CommentsFor all the controversy of Daniel Hannan’s intervention in the American debate about healthcare reform, he has at least performed one valuable service. Too often, debates about domestic policy reform in Britain are conducted as though we are the only country in the world to... -
More powers for Brussels!
Posted on 20/06/2009 | No CommentsIt is a truth universally acknowledged that the European Union has too many powers. Politicians from across the political spectrum call for “reform” to reverse what they claim is an ever-centralising trend. Of course, there is no logic in the argument that a test of... -
A society of states
Posted on 09/08/2007 | No CommentsMargaret Thatcher famously remarked that there is no such thing as society, only people and their families. Of course, she was wrong, as this blog remarked in the context of violence and pacifism. Read it here. (For another criticism, think about the point Steven Pinker... -
Finnish moves on internet alcohol
Posted on 26/02/2007 | No CommentsBy Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 26 February 2007 The Finnish government is getting tough. Words to send a shiver down any spine. Their action this time is directed at Estonian websites willing to export wine and spirits north across the Gulf of Finland. Their overnight... -
Drinking tells us something about Europe
Posted on 25/07/2006 | No CommentsBy Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 25 July 2006 The consumption of alcohol is something that both unites and divides Europe, with important political consequences as we shall see. Alcoholic drinks are part of our culture, but also part of our economy. Think about all the different... -
Britain in Europe: leading or leaving?
Posted on 08/02/2006 | No CommentsBy Richard Laming I would like to thank the organisers of today’s debate for their invitation to come and speak. If I may say so, “Britain in Europe: leading or leaving?” is a clever title, but it doesn’t actually reflect the reality of either today’s... -
Europe points the way in health care
Posted on 01/08/2001 | No CommentsBy John Williams The Blair Government’s first implicit acknowledgement that thorough going European Union integration is logically inevitable came not from the Foreign Office, the Ministry of Defence, the Department of Trade and Industry, nor even from the Home Office. No, it came for a...
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