Europe Articles

The success of centre-left reformers hangs in the balance The centre-left is in retreat across Europe, but there are glimmers of hope. In Italy and France, our sister parties are in office. Prime ministers Matteo Renzi and Manuel Valls are tackling some of the...

Labour’s case can be progressive and patriotic A progressive, centre-left campaign to remain in the European Union must appeal to people’s sense of patriotism. Our membership makes our country stronger, more modern and better equipped to deal with the challenges that...

The time for complacency is over Jeremy Corbyn’s announcement that Labour will campaign in the coming referendum for our continued membership of the European Union, whatever the outcome of David Cameron’s ‘renegotiation’, was a welcome shift from the equivocations of...

The ‘In’ campaign needs to start big One of my earliest experiences campaigning was in a European parliament election. I was handed a bundle of wholly uninspiring leaflets designed to convince people that the European Union had done things to improve their lives....