

By Alex Stevenson and Ian Dunt Gordon Brown has addressed the European parliament, telling his audience he is “proud to be British, proud to be European”. In a speech remarkable for its unashamedly pro-European rhetoric, Mr Brown boasted that the Commons has ratified the Lisbon treaty by a large majority, earning loud cheers in the… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson After the turmoil of the last five years, this spring’s European elections will be a crucial test of British thinking about attitudes to the continent. Circumstances have conspired to make the June 4th poll a key opportunity to take the temperature of UK attitudes to the European project. Are we becoming more… Read more »