The Future of Britain and Europe
Jim Northcott
'PSI has investigated the longer-term developments likely to influence the future shape of Europe and the UK's place in it. Its report... confirms the UK's image as the least enthusiastic of all EU members... which, although its heart may never be fully committed to the European Ideal, knows in its head that it cannot afford to be left on the sidelines'
Financial Times
'More than amply illustrated with charts and maps, the book is almost comprehensive in its scope, dealing with the whole array of policy issues at stake in Europe, from security and the relationship with the developing world to monetary union, employment and the environment. The book is well worth reading'
European Vision
'A useful addition to any collection and has appeal for its wealth of information and the willingness of the author to express definite views on particular topics'
Business Economist
Much of the current debate on this important issue is short-term and ephemeral. This book takes a fresh approach, examining instead the underlying longer-term developments which will influence the future shape of Europe and Britain's place in it.
PSI's widely acclaimed Britain in 2010 report provided an authoritative and independent study of likely longer-term developments in Britain. This book goes on to examine how far the developments expected in Britain are parallelled in other European countries; and the impact they are likely to have on the future shape of Europe - in particular, whether they will tend to pull the countries of Europe closer together, or to push them further apart. It assesses the likelihood of developments such as full monetary union and enlargement and considers their possible implications for the future of Europe.
The book approaches the European debate from a new perspective and brings out a number of important issues which have not yet received much attention. It draws on a mass of factual material but sets out complex arguments in a way which is clear, accessible and very readable.
£24.95 paperback ISBN 0 85374 645 1
1995 384 pages 234 x 153mm
Report number 776