Britain's Future in Europe: The Known Plan A to Remain or the Unknown Plan B to Leave - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1786600706 ISBN 13: 9781786600707

Publisher: Center for European Policy Studies, 2016

Synopsis

An in/out referendum on Britain's place in the European Union is now confirmed for 23rd June 2016. What are the facts about the powers that the Eu holds and what is the reform or renegotiation that might be needed? This book looks beyond the headlines and analyses the truth behind the rhetoric.

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From the Back Cover

With the prospect of a referendum on whether to stay in or withdraw from the European Union, the British people must now reflect on the single most important strategic choice the country may face for many decades. For a Britain that has been described as ‘sleepwalking into secession’, this book sounds an urgent wake-up call.

The authors, all independent experts in their respective fields, set out the conclusions that the British government has so far declined to draw from its own comprehensive research project on the workings of the European Union. The two coalition parties could agree to undertake the project and publish the results, but then left it for others to draw the conclusions. This is what the authors of this book have done, reducing 32 volumes and 3,000 pages of evidence to readable proportions. The possibilities for reform of the EU are systematically assessed, as are the risks inherent in a secession scenario. The book is a unique primer for all those who would like to make an evidence-based choice for Britain’s future.

About the Author

Michael Emerson holds honorary doctorates from the universities of Kent and Keele. He began his career as an economist at the OECD, Paris, and subsequently worked for the European Commission, Brussels, from 1973 to 1996, where his posts included advising Roy Jenkins (1977-78) and the Ambassador to the USSR/Russia (1991-95). Since 1996, he has been Senior Research Fellow successively at the LSE and the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). He has authored and edited many books on a wide range of topics including European integration and foreign policy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Center for European Policy Studies
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1786600706
• ISBN 13: 9781786600707
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Emerson Michael