David Cameron Veto

Will Britain Vote to Leave the EU?

Peter Kellner | Posted 20.07.2012 | UK Politics
Peter Kellner

According to the Observer, senior members of Labour's shadow cabinet want Ed Miliband to commit Labour at the next election to an in-out referendum on the European Union. Is that wise?

Clegg Makes Another Coded Attack On Cameron's Euro Position

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress | Posted 09.01.2012 | UK Politics

Nick Clegg has once again distanced himself from David Cameron's position on the eurozone crisis, telling a gathering of European leaders in London of...

A Turbulent Year for the Euro, But Could There be Worse to Come in 2012?

Michael Hewson | Posted 14.02.2012 | UK Politics
Michael Hewson

You could say that 2011 started well for the euro with the admission of Estonia on 1 January, bringing the number of members to 17. Confidence was high and EU ministers were optimistic that Ireland would be the final European country to ask for a bailout.

Europe: Adding a Democratic Crisis to an Economic One?

Ruth Fox | Posted 13.02.2012 | UK Politics
Ruth Fox

Britain may have wielded its first ever veto in defence of the financial institutions in the City of London last week but an even bigger national, indeed universal interest, was also at stake: the very concept of parliamentary democracy itself.

Why Is Alex Salmond Feeling Vulnerable?

PA | Posted 14.12.2011 | UK Politics

David Cameron has left Scotland's fishing industry more vulnerable to "disastrous" regulations being discussed in Brussels this week by vetoing a new ...

Europe: Will Cameron Win the Long Game?

Iain Anderson | Posted 11.02.2012 | UK Politics
Iain Anderson

A politician needs voters to elect him - not business - and most voters are not in love with Europe. Cameron may have calculated the euro cannot be salvaged and - in time - he will be seen to have forced Europe to change course.