It is 30 years since the bitterly cold night in December when the communist secret police in Poland fanned out to...
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Denis MacShane MP Articles
EU story is at beginning, not an end
Like free trade in the 19th century and the Irish question 100 years ago, the Europe problem is now going to dominate...
It’s the 1970s, stupid
As ‘Double-Dip’ George prepares for his U-turn and, in the words of Mary Riddell, announces a splurge of spending,...
Wake-up call
There is something almost Brechtian about the Irish vote. If Europeans cannot have the Europe they want, then Europe...
Blair for EU president?
Will Tony Blair re-enter politics as the EU's first president? The tantalising idea has been dangled in front of...
Sarkozy’s moment
The crisis in France can be summed up simply. 25 years ago, the French economy was 15 per cent bigger than that of...
A Royal descent
The defeat of Ségolène Royal in the contest for the French presidency is of huge importance. It follows on the defeat...
Blair’s balance sheet
I am receiving a number of emails and requests for a balance sheet of the 10 years of Tony Blair’s government. Of...
A tale of two treaties
This year sees the anniversary of two key moments in European history involving Conservative prime ministers. In 1957,...
War jaw
The Occupation: War and Resistance in IraqPatrick CockburnVerso, £15.00 Bush at War: State of DenialBob WoodwardSimon...
Cameron’s continental drift
At a time when the Tories have been getting a good press, there is one area where they are shown to be weak, divided...
Sphinx again
France’s longest serving president and, so far, its only socialist president died 10 years ago. His reputation...