The EU’s long record of reform
Five areas in which the EU has embraced change, from the environment to new crime threats.
Ancram’s strange reasons for leaving the EU
Top Tory calls Obama’s EU comments disingenuous. The word is better suited to Ancram’s Brexit arguments.
Gove plays with fire by calling for liberation of Europe
Leave camp boss may not achieve goal of breaking up EU. But, if Brexit destabilises bloc, our security and prosperity will be damaged.
Two Unions or no Union
Brexit poses genuine threat to Union of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Boris’ Obama attack irresponsible folly
To call the leader of our closest and most powerful ally a hypocrite is foolish. It is also wrong.
Brexit would turn UK from “go to” power to “me too” count...
Going solo would make us less valuable to allies and more vulnerable to enemies. Instead of leading, we’d become timid.
1960s show post-Brexit trade deals won’t be easy
Last time UK was on its own, it couldn’t get a European free trade area and mostly had to accept multilateral deals agreed by bigger blocs.
Boris’s fantastic frog
European federalism is a bogeyman. The EU is pursuing a policy agenda smack in line with British interests.
Dearlove ignores EU cooperation against crime
National security not just about intelligence sharing - many crimes are increasingly international.
Brexiteers don’t understand connections in foreign policy
They think UK external relations can be fitted into tight boxes, none of which affect each other. They’re wrong.
Trump’s NATO, Iran comments show Brexit irresponsibilty
If Trump became president, pulled US out of NATO and ripped up Iran deal, it would make even less sense for UK to quit EU.
Peter Hargreaves’ trade fantasies
The financier’s view on post-Brexit trade with the EU and Commonwealth is wishful thinking.