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This book offers an original interpretation of Britain's relationship with Europe over a 25 year period: 1959-84 and advances the argument that the current problems over EU membership resulted from much earlier political machinations. This evidence based account of the seminal period analyses the applications for EEC membership, the 1975 referendum, and the role of the press. Was the British public misled over the true aims of the European project? How significant was the role of the press in changing public opinion from anti, to pro Common Market membership? Why, after over 40 years since Britain became a member of the European community, does the issue continue to deeply divide not only the political elite, but also the British public? These, and other pertinent questions are answered in this timely book on a subject that remains topical and highly controversial.
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This book is a study of a seminal period in British and European politics, starting with the background to the British government's early attempt at EEC membership, and concluding with the year that the leadership of both major political parties accepted Britain's place in Europe. This, however, is an issue that has never been completely settled, resurfacing over thirty years later and leading to the British electorate's vote to leave the EU. The current problems over Britain's membership of the European Union are largely the result of an absence of quality debates over the period 1959-1984, with the situation today being attributed to the political elite subordinating the question of Britain's future in Europe to short-term, pragmatic, party management or career considerations. This particular and original interpretation of Britain and Europe is advanced and aided by newly-discovered evidence, including the extraordinary methods used by the Conservative government to ensure it won the vote following the 1971 parliamentary debate on Britain's proposed entry into the EEC. Nicholls delves into the motives of the sixty-nine rebel Labour MPs that voted against their own party to ensure the Conservative victory over EEC membership, and examines whether or not the British public were misled by political leaders from both major political parties in respect of the true aims of the European project. The book contributes to a greater understanding of British politics, and casts light on the current toxic dilemma on the issue of Europe.
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This book is a study of a seminal period in British and European politics, starting with the background to the British government's early attempt at EEC membership, and concluding with the year that the leadership of both major political parties accepted Britain's place in Europe. This, however, is an issue that has never been completely settled, resurfacing over thirty years later and leading to the British electorate's vote to leave the EU. The current problems over Britain's membership of the European Union are largely the result of an absence of quality debates over the period 1959-1984, with the situation today being attributed to the political elite subordinating the question of Britain's future in Europe to short-term, pragmatic, party management or career considerations. This particular and original interpretation of Britain and Europe is advanced and aided by newly-discovered evidence, including the extraordinary methods used by the Conservative government to ensure it won the vote following the 1971 parliamentary debate on Britain's proposed entry into the EEC. Nicholls delves into the motives of the sixty-nine rebel Labour MPs that voted against their own party to ensure the Conservative victory over EEC membership, and examines whether or not the British public were misled by political leaders from both major political parties in respect of the true aims of the European project. The book contributes to a greater understanding of British politics, and casts light on the current toxic dilemma on the issue of Europe.
Author Biography
Robert Lister Nicholls is a former lecturer in British Politics at the University of Huddersfield
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- Publisher Manchester University Press
- Publication Date April 2020
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781526148063 / 1526148064
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- Pages208
- ReadershipGeneral/trade; College/higher education; Professional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions234 X 156 mm
- Reference Code13093
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