Will Tanner Articles

You know it must be serious when Tony Blair pops up with a keynote speech. And it is serious: the European parliament results across the European Union were, in Blair-speak, a ‘wake-up call’ for European’s leaders as extreme parties of right and left gained ground and...

David Cameron is right: the European Union does need reform. Unemployment is too high across the continent, and the institutions of Brussels and Strasbourg are not accountable enough. The problem is that the government has not said how it will reform, or what powers...

Monday’s CBI report on Britain’s membership of the European Union is a serious piece of work and could turn out to be a game-changer. Not just for the European debate but for Labour’s position in it, and for Labour’s relations with the business community. It was...