InfoTrac Activities Britain and European Integration Britain has long been hesitant to integrate itself fully into the European Union. What have been the primary reasons for this stance? What have been the important consequences? Which groups within Britain favor full integration into the EU? Which oppose it? Here are some articles to get you started. Find them through Keyword searches. Consider "Britain," "euro" and "EMU" as search terms. For more articles on this topic, enter: "United Kingdom" in the Subject Guide, and then go to subdivision "economic policy." 'No' Wins by Default; The anti-euro forces go home without a vote. (Brief Article) William Underhill. Newsweek International April 5, 2004 p38 (274 words) Blair's Support of Closer Links between Britain, European Union Draws Fire. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 23, 2003 pITEM03174008 (1222 words) Can they be serious? Britain and the euro. (Britain's phoney euro war) The Economist (US) June 14, 2003 v367 i8328 p13US (700 words) No again; Britain and the euro. (Gordon Brown's euro-assessment) The Economist (US) June 14, 2003 v367 i8328 p51US (1380 words) Global View: Britain's euro affair. United Press International June 11, 2003 p1008162w5192 (1464 words) Is The Euro A No-Go Zone... (TIME Finance/The U.K.'S Euro Debate) Jennie James. Time International May 26, 2003 v161 i21 p46+ (1086 words) Cooling; Business and the euro. (Britain debates the euro) The Economist (US) May 24, 2003 v367 i8325 p60US (673 words) Five tests and a funeral; Britain and the euro. (The five euro-tests) The Economist (US) May 3, 2003 v367 i8322 pNA (1042 words) Waiting for Blair; Charlemagne. (Charlemagne: Britain and the euro)(prime minister Tony Blair) The Economist (US) May 3, 2003 v367 i8322 pNA (1010 words) Britain and the euro - Britain and the euro; Europe's single currency. (Britain and the euro) The Economist (US) May 3, 2003 v367 i8322 pNA (1040 words) Adoption panel: when should the UK join the single currency? Or should it join at all? Cathy Hayward puts the debate in political context and, on the following pages, Margaret and Ross Maynard assess the problems and benefits experienced by the euro's early adopters, the eurozone as a competitor to the US--and the likely effects of Britain's failure to join the party. (Cover feature: the euro debate). (Cover Story) Cathy Hayward, Margaret Maynard, Ross Maynard. Financial Management (UK) April 2003 p19(7) (4619 words) Making the case for the euro: no economy is an island, entirely of itself or why Britain should join the EMU. Peter B. Kenen. The International Economy Wntr 2003 v17 i1 p51(4) (1802 words) Is that man a sadomasochist? Simon Murphy argues that Gordon Brown's reluctance to join the euro damages his prime ministerial prospects. Simon Murphy. New Statesman (1996) Oct 14, 2002 v131 i4609 p27(1) (883 words) Britain and the Euro. Andrew Hughes Hallett. Atlantic Economic Journal Sept 2002 v30 i3 p335(14) (6316 words) Sound sterling? Gordon Brown's fiscal and monetary rules have given Britain a firm foundation for growth. Will he risk stability for the euro? (Policy). (Brief Article) Tom Buerkle. Institutional Investor International Edition Sept 2002 v27 i9 p116(9) (7289 words) For more articles on Britain, enter: "United Kingdom" in the Subject Guide, and then go to subdivision "politics and government." "United Kingdom" in the Subject Guide, and then go to subdivision "political aspects." "United Kingdom" in the Subject Guide, and then go to subdivision "elections." "United Kingdom" in the Subject Guide, and then go to relevant subdivisions. Blair outgunned. (In Fact ...)(Brief Article) The Nation March 15, 2004 v278 i10 p7 (175 words) Britain: The Blair Problem; He weathered a rough week. But talk has turned to who will replace him. (Cover Story) Stryker McGuire, William Underhill, Gary Meenaghan. Newsweek International Feb 9, 2004 p16 (917 words) Did Blair Get Off Too Lightly? (World/Britain's WMD inquiry)(Tony Blair; weapons of mass destruction) J.F.O. Mcallister. Time Feb 9, 2004 v163 i6 p46 (548 words) ANALYSIS: TRUST IN GOVERNMENT - Blair must own up to his mistakes. PR Week (UK) Jan 30, 2004 p16 (1944 words) Blair survives an ordeal. (Tony Blair is cleared by a judicial inquiry) Global Agenda Jan 28, 2004 pNA (1250 words) Howard's burden; Bagehot. (Michael Howard still has a mountain to climb)(United Kingdom Conservative Party leader) The Economist (US) Jan 10, 2004 v370 i8357 p50US (1014 words) Lords behaving badly; Constitutional reform. House of Lords reform The Economist (US) Nov 29, 2003 v369 i8352 p36UK (478 words) George's big adventure; The left. The anti-war movement tries its hand at politics The Economist (US) Nov 29, 2003 v369 i8352 p55US (508 words) Doomed from the start: unlike Labour, the Tories democratised their party before they modernised it. So MPs were saddled with a leader they never wanted. Tory leadership special, Iain Duncan Smith John Kampfner. New Statesman (1996) Nov 3, 2003 v132 i4662 p8(2) (1488 words) Now for the hard part - Now for the hard part; The Tory leadership. (The Tories sack their leader) The Economist (US) Nov 1, 2003 v369 i8348 p17US (1077 words) The battle for childhood: we all love children; even politicians do. Yet we are in danger of taking from them everything that is most precious: freedom, health and happiness. Richard Reeves. New Statesman (1996) Oct 20, 2003 v132 i4660 p18(3) (2761 words) Browned off with Blair? (analysis of the United Kingdom's Labour Party politics) Global Agenda Oct 2, 2003 pNA (1154 words) The Final Chapter. (Tony Blair) Stryker McGuire, Liat Radcliffe. Newsweek International Sept 29, 2003 p24 (1896 words) Examining the success of the British National Party, 1999-2003. David Renton. Race and Class Oct-Dec 2003 v45 i2 p75(11) (4548 words) Is Britain still in decline? (includes review of Law and Opinion in Twentieth-Century Britain and Ireland) Paul Brothwood. Contemporary Review Sept 2003 v283 i1652 p156(5) (2370 words) Forging a peaceable kingdom: war, violence, and fear of brutalization in post-First World War Britain *. Jon Lawrence. The Journal of Modern History Sept 2003 v75 i3 p557(33) (16075 words) So were the Tories right after all? (Feaures). (British Prime Minister Tony Blair provides fodder for psychologists) Peter Dunn. New Statesman (1996) July 21, 2003 v132 i4647 p24(2) (1557 words) Blair's Britain After Iraq. (Tony Blair) Steven Philip Kramer. Foreign Affairs, July-August 2003 v82 i4 p90 How the Prime Minister deceived us: Clare Short, for the first time, gives a full account of the events that led to her concerns over war in Iraq, her initial decision to stay in office and ultimately her resignation. (Features). Clare Short. New Statesman (1996) June 9, 2003 v132 i4641 p19(3) (2703 words) A plague on all your houses; Local elections. (Local election results) The Economist (US) May 10, 2003 v367 i8323 pNA (463 words) A ballot box in your front room: politicians and figures from the iTV sector discuss the impact of iTV voting trials on last week's local elections. (NMA iTV). New Media Age May 8, 2003 p23(1) (960 words) Don't miss the vote: in an effort to counter apathy and the inconvenience of polling stations, the Government is widening the trials of electronic voting for today's local elections. (Insight). Dominic Dudley. New Media Age May 1, 2003 p22(1) (1215 words) Making the choice explaining how people vote: how can people's choice of party be explained? David Denver examines three approaches and finds that the evidence from the 2001 general election suggests that the social determinist and party identification models are now less valuable than `judgmental' explanations, which focus on the importance of people's attitudes and opinions in determining which party they support. (Cover Story). David Denver. Politics Review Sept 2002 v12 i1 p2(4) (2427 words) Tears, tantrums, and bared teeth: the emotional economy of three conservative prime ministers, 1951-1963. Martin Francis. Journal of British Studies July 2002 v41 i3 p354(34) (14509 words) New Labour in Britain: new democratic centralism? Eric Shaw. West European Politics July 2002 v25 i3 p147(25) (10946 words) Building Jerusalem: how successful was the Labour government of 1945-51? (Interpretation). (United Kingdom) Simon Fowler. Modern History Review Feb 2002 v13 i3 p5(5) (3028 words) Keir Hardie: socialism the world for the workers: Roger Spalding examines the continuing controversy that surrounds one of the key figures in the history of the labour party. (Profiles In Power). Roger Spalding. History Review Dec 2001 p3(5) (3425 words) The British general election of 7 June 2001. (Commentary). (Statistical Data Included) Jeff Archer. Australian Journal of Political Science Nov 2001 v36 i3 p577(6) (2865 words) Election report: After the ball was over ... the british general election of 2001. (Statistical Data Included) Hugh Berrington. West European Politics Oct 2001 v24 i4 p206(10) (4317 words) When industrial policy shapes public sector reform: Total quality management in Britain and France. Denis Saint-Martin. West European Politics Oct 2001 v24 i4 p105(21) (8701 words) The New Territorial Politics: Rivalry and Justice in Post-devolution Britain. (Statistical Data Included) KEVIN MORGAN. Regional Studies June 2001 v35 i4 p343 (4522 words) Upper House Reform in the United Kingdom and Australia. (analysis)(Statistical Data Included) MEG RUSSELL. Australian Journal of Political Science March 2001 v36 i1 p27 (9342 words) REPUBLICANISM, SOCIALISM, AND DEMOCRACY IN BRITAIN: THE ORIGINS OF THE RADICAL LEFT. Mark Bevir. Journal of Social History Winter 2000 v34 i2 p351 (9423 words) An Edwardian Warning: The Unraveling of a Colossus. (Britain's political history of the last one hundred years) Karl E. Meyer. World Policy Journal Winter 2000 v17 i4 p47 (6695 words) The Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921. Michael Morrogh. History Review Dec 2000 p34 (1724 words) The Forgotten Few. (Battle of Britain) Daniel Johnson. The National Interest Fall 2000 p90 (1998 words) Peasants' Uprising or Religious War? Re-examining the 1975 Conservative Leadership Contest. PHILIP COWLEY, MATTHEW BAILEY. British Journal of Political Science Oct 2000 v30 i4 p599 (13747 words) Election Laws, Disproportionality and Median Correspondence: Implications for Two Visions of Democracy. G. BINGHAM POWELL JR, GEORG S. VANBERG. British Journal of Political Science July 2000 v30 i3 p383 (13803 words) New Labour, New Planning? The Trajectory of Planning in Blair's Britain. Philip Allmendinger, Mark Tewdwr-Jones. Urban Studies July 2000 v37 i8 p1379 (12833 words) DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED REGIONAL GOVERNMENT IN ENGLAND: THE WORK OF THE NORTH EAST CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION [1]. JOHN TOMANEY. Regional Studies June 2000 v34 i4 p383 (3759 words) The national government: national disaster or interesting innovation? (United Kingdom, introduction of a national government during 1931-1940) Nick Smart. Modern History Review April 2000 v11 i4 p11(3) (2694 words) Now for a really conservative century. (British politics in 21st century) Andrew Marr. New Statesman (1996) Dec 20, 1999 v128 i4467 p45 (2549 words) The judicial dimension in British politics. (Special Issue on Britain in the Nineties: The Politics of Paradox) Nevil Johnson. West European Politics Jan 1998 v21 n1 p148(19) (9195 words) The ambiguities of power: British foreign policy since 1945. Mark Curtis. The Ecologist Jan-Feb 1996 v26 n1 p5(7) (6396 words)