So, whaddawethink?
David Cameron’s speech last week threw a whopping big stone in the pond, sending ripples through all the European capitals. It triggered a fresh debate about Britain’s place in the EU, well as about the whole future of the EU.…
The state we’re in
The Algerian hostage drama has given David Cameron a few extra days to think about his speech on Britain’s relationship with the European Union. Sometime this week he is expected to send a strong signal that unless things changed in…
Happy New Fear?
‘Merry Crisis and a Happy New Fear’ was the ominous graffitti greeting sprayed on a wall in Athens and quoted by Jim Memory of Redcliffe College in Gloucester, at the European Missions Consultation I wrote about last week. Jim was…
Europe in Crisis: Threat or Opportunity?
1. Introduction – Europe in Crisis Crisis is an overused word. On many occasions journalists in need of a good sounding word for a really bad situation or problem will think for a moment and then say “I know we’ll…
2013: Year of decision
Best wishes, folks, for the new year. Seems like we’ll need them. Because frankly the prospects are not so good - for this year, and for the foreseeable future. And it’s time we faced some issues squarely. That's not an…
