The UK Tories spent the second half of 2010 being very sensible, turning an electoral situation where they had failed to win a majority against a deeply unpopular Labour government into a reasonably strong coalition government with the Liberal Democrats which is allowing them to make the largest public spending cuts in Britain for several generations.
They have started 2011 by needlessly opening a row over the utterly pointless European Union (Referendum Lock) Bill. Last night 27 of the...
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Already a member? Login hereBenjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.