Monthly Archives: October 2026

Obligations and understandings: the UK and the Euro UPDATED

Posted on 29th October 2026 by admin

UPDATED 29/10/26 to properly reflect Denmark’s opt-out (hat-tip David Phinnemore) As part of the incipient debate on the UK’s future relations with the EU, Andy Burnham has been out and about this week, trying to balance not pre-judging the outcome … Continue reading →

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How long does it take to join the EU? Why the UK in 2026 isn’t Finland in 1992

Posted on 22nd October 2026 by admin

This post originally appeared on the UK in a Changing Europe website.   Andy Burnham’s announcement last month that he wanted to start a dialogue about the UK’s future relationship with the European Union has prompted a wave of contributions … Continue reading →

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A dialogue on Europe, but with whom?

Posted on 15th October 2026 by admin

We are a few weeks past Andy Burnham’s speech about wanting to re-open the question of the UK’s long-term relationship with the EU. Since then, there has been a fair amount of (sometimes hyperventilated) comment and discussion about what this … Continue reading →

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Party conferences and the EU

Posted on 8th October 2026 by admin

A short post this week, partly because I’ve got other things on, more because my cunning plan to summarise where parties are on ‘Europe’ came a bit unstuck. Either they’ve kept quiet on the matter or they’ve offered much talk. … Continue reading →

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“And there are different options”

Posted on 1st October 2026 by admin

Well, it feels like I picked a good time to start trying to blog more. Andy Burnham’s speech to the Labour party conference has fired the gun on something that felt pretty unlikely just a few weeks ago: a debate … Continue reading →

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