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Political Party links - official links (a selection)
  
 
*[http://www.pm.gov.uk Official 10 Downing Street website]
 
*[http://www.pm.gov.uk Official 10 Downing Street website]
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*[http://www.labour.org.uk/ New Labour] - official website
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*[http://www.conservatives.com/ The Conservative Party] - official website
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*[http://www.libdems.org.uk/ Liberal Democrats] - official website
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*[http://www.ukip.org/ukip/index.php United Kingdom Independence Party] - Anti-EU Party which came 3rd nationally at last European elections.
  
 
Useful Links: <br>
 
Useful Links: <br>
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*[http://politics.guardian.co.uk/eu/ Guardian Unlimited on Europe]
 
*[http://politics.guardian.co.uk/eu/ Guardian Unlimited on Europe]
 
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/europe/2003/inside_europe/default.stm/ BBC NEWS Inside Europe]
 
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/europe/2003/inside_europe/default.stm/ BBC NEWS Inside Europe]
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*[http://www.openeurope.org.uk/ Open Europe] - generally pro-EU think tank which is dedicated to the debate about the direction of the European Union (EU)
  
 
Behind the scenes:<br>
 
Behind the scenes:<br>
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*[http://www.order-order.com/ Guy Fawkes' blog of parliamentary plots, rumours and conspiracy]
 
*[http://www.order-order.com/ Guy Fawkes' blog of parliamentary plots, rumours and conspiracy]
 
*[http://iaindale.blogspot.com/ Iain Dale's Diary - Political commentary, analysis and gossip from the heart of Westminster]
 
*[http://iaindale.blogspot.com/ Iain Dale's Diary - Political commentary, analysis and gossip from the heart of Westminster]
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*[http://www.erc2.org/6.0.html European Referendum Campaign] - cross-party pressure group agitating for a referendum on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon_Treaty Lisbon Treaty].
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*[http://www.taxpayersalliance.com/ The Taxpayers Alliance] - pressure group for tax cuts, traditionally anti-EU as it "wastes our money".
  
 
Blogs<br>
 
Blogs<br>
  
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*[http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=webcameron.index.page WebCameron] - David Cameron's personal blog. (Leader of the opposition)
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*[http://blogs.fco.gov.uk/blogs/david_miliband/default.aspx David Miliband's personal blog] - current Foreign Secretary of the UK
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*[http://www.libdemvoice.org/ Lib Dem Voice] - a leading independent blog for Liberal Democrats
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/ Mark Mardell's Euro-blog] - Mr Mardell (BBC Europe Correspondent) updates the nation weekly from Brussels.
 
*[http://conservativehome.blogs.com/ Unofficial blog on the Conservative Party]
 
*[http://conservativehome.blogs.com/ Unofficial blog on the Conservative Party]
 
*[http://www.labourhome.org/ Unofficial blog on the Labour Party]
 
*[http://www.labourhome.org/ Unofficial blog on the Labour Party]
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Different views upon Europe within the United Kingdom
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*[http://www.snp.org/ Scottish National Party] - currently the largest party in the Edinburgh parliament (very pro-EU)
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*[http://www.plaidcymru.org/ Plaid Cymru - The party of Wales] - second largest party in the Welsh Assembly
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*[http://www.sinnfein.ie/ Sinn Fein] - catholic, Irish nationalist party, second largest party at Stormont (anti-EU)
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*[http://www.dup.org.uk/ Democratic Unionist Party] - protestant, unionist party (largest party in Northern Ireland)

Revision as of 17:20, 29 January 2008

Britain and Europe
1. History

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Research criteria

2. Major events

2.1 European Free Trade Association
2.2 Applications for EEC membership
2.2.1 First application (1961)
2.2.2 Second application (1967)
2.2.3 Entry to the EEC (1973)
2.2.4 Referendum (1975)
2.3 European projects/policies
2.3.1 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
2.3.2 Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM)
2.3.3 Single European Act (1986)
2.3.4 Maastricht Treary (1992)

3. Latest Developments

Latest Developments

4. Help

Abbreviations

5. Bibliography

Useful literature on Britain and Europe

Future projects

Crises
Bosnia (1999)
War on Terror after 9/11
Afghanistan (2001)
Iraq II (2003)

Contact

John Alistair Kühne

  • 14 January 2008: Gordon Brown explains his vision of "Global Europe". read here...



Political Party links - official links (a selection)

Useful Links:

Behind the scenes:

Blogs

Different views upon Europe within the United Kingdom