Contents Introduction, Julian Priestley with Glyn Ford1. How on earth did we get here? Julian Priestley 2. It's the politics, stupid, Derek Reed3. Reshaping the European Economy, Derek Reed4. Social Policy for a competitive Europe, Nicholas Costello5. Why the Right is plain wrong on environmental policy and climate change, Linda McAvan6. International trade; our jobs, our values, David Martin7. An internationalism for the twenty first century, Patrick Costello8. The Mad, the Bad and the Sad, Glyn Ford9. Flinging the Furniture round the room, Julian Priestley
Julian Priestley is former Secretary General of the European Parliament (1997/2007) and Glyn Ford is the former leader of the Labour MEPs at the Parliament.
1st edition - a timely and useful contribution to the debate, not just to the one raging in the UK, but also among European progressives. It postulates a radical alternative view very different from that of the conservatives, while supporting firmly Britain's place at the heart of Europe. (Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament) In this great European crisis, any progressive proposal to change course, to reassert European solidarity, strengthen the efficiency of its actions internationally, and to boost growth, jobs and competitiveness is welcome. That this proposal comes from British sources at a time when the actions of the UK government threaten British membership of the Union may seem almost paradoxical. But the Labour MEPs and officials, and Julian Priestley, who edited this book, have a deep understanding of European issues which adds to the interest of their ideas. (Jacques Delors, former president of the European Commission) To save and relaunch Europe we need a quantum leap. We must pave the way for a progressive Europe - and Julian and Glyn's book is an essential piece of this strategy for change. It also shows how much the European socialists owe intellectually to the British left. (Gianni Pittella, Leader of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament)
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