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November 13, 2014
The Telegraph has an interesting transcript of an Iain Duncan Smith interview with LBC Radio, which outlines the Government’s current thinking on EU migration and which might signal the types of reforms that David Cameron is weighing up before delivering his promised speech on immigration in the aftermath of the Rochester and Strood by-election. Here’s what… » read more
November 11, 2014
By Kevin Hannon Mr Cameron is appalled at the ‘vast’ amount as he called it being asked of the UK as its extra contribution to the EU. Putting the £1.67 billion EU contribution into perspective and context to show the real scale of the economic issue makes clear that our Prime Minister, Mr Cameron, has… » read more
November 5, 2014
Today’s UCL report on the fiscal impact of migration to the UK has understandably provoked a lot of interest. The top line findings are that: Between 1995 and 2011, migrants from EEA countries made a positive fiscal contribution over that period of more than £4 billion, while those from non-EEA countries made a negative contribution… » read more
November 3, 2014
Der Spiegel reports that German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned David Cameron at last month’s EU summit that she would no longer try to keep the UK in the EU if Cameron sought to impose quotas or a cap on workers from other EU countries, as opposed to changing the rules around EU migrants’ access to… » read more
October 28, 2014
There are some who are tempted to let David Cameron enjoy the consequences of his latest tantrum at the European Council. But for the sake of the long-term relationship of Britain and Europe it is probably worth rescuing him. Here are the elements of the deal. The European Commission apologises for the clumsy way in… » read more
by Graham Bishop, financial policy expert, founder of www.grahambishop.com and member of the European Movement’s National Council. /// Ever since it emerged that the the UK’s contribution to the EU has to increase the issue has assumed a life of its own. The initial “why are we being punished for our success” spin is giving […]
Whitehouse Consultancy Head of PR Chris Rogers claims increased borrowing will make George Osborne’s austerity message a harder sell. To read Chris’ article, please click here. The Whitehouse Consultancy is one of Europe’s leading public affairs and communications agencies.
October 27, 2014
Cameron has promised to invoke the spirit of Thatcher over the EU budget As EU leaders were agreeing the final details of the EU’s new energy and climate change policies on Thursday evening, the FT‘s Alex Barker dropped the bombshell that the UK had been asked by the Commission to pay an extra £1.7bn surcharge… » read more
October 24, 2014
By Open Europe There are a number of headlines today around the EU’s request for a further €2.1bn from the UK in terms of its contribution to the EU’s budget. We breakdown exactly how and why this has happened and what options the UK has now.
We reported only a few days ago that UKIP’s EFDD group in the European Parliament collapsed after a Latvian MEP resigned, meaning the group no longer met the criteria of having MEPs from at least seven different EU member states. The news drew a lot of media attention (not to mention schadenfreude) mainly due to… » read more
We should be concerned about Ukip’s approach to overseas aid, argues Whitehouse Chairman Chris Whitehouse in his latest piece for The Universe magazine. To read Chris’ article, please click here. The Whitehouse Consultancy is one of Europe’s leading public affairs and communications agencies.
October 19, 2014
EBA HQ in London The European Banking Authority (EBA) on Wednesday released the results of its investigation into whether banks across Europe have been using ‘allowances’ to skirt the EU’s bankers’ bonus cap. This is obviously a hugely contentious issue in the UK and the fact that UK banks have been taking this approach has… » read more
October 16, 2014
True? False? Who cares? It’s a great headline. With many shops, particularly in the UK, already displaying Christmas baubles in their windows it’s a timely news item certain to grab reader’s attention – especially that broad demographic “parents” who are already fretting over how to fill their children’s stockings in time for Christmas. The answer… » read more
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Communications, English, EU Citizens and Media, UK in Europe |
Whitehouse Consultancy Chairman Chris Whitehouse argues that David Cameron has steadied the Party ahead of the General Election. To read Chris’ article, please click here. The Whitehouse Consultancy is one of Europe’s leading public affairs and communications agencies.
UPDATE: The Prime Minister has now given his conference speech. This is the passage on EU migration: “Immediate access to our welfare system, paying benefits to families back home, employment agencies signing up people from overseas, not recruiting here, numbers that have increased faster than we in this country wanted and at a level that was… » read more
Whitehouse Head of PR Chris Rogers argues the General Election will be determined by older voters and all parties will focus their manifesto to that demographic. To read the full article, click here. The Whitehouse Consultancy is one of Europe’s leading public affairs and communications agencies.
September 28, 2014
Will Juncker’s Commission survive unscathed? (picture via @Gruene_Europa) On Monday we will see the first hearings of European Commission nominees by the European Parliament committees responsible for their respective policy areas (full calendar here). The UK nominee, Lord Hill, will ironically be grilled by MEPs at the same time as David Cameron will be giving his… » read more
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English, EU Elections 2014, EU Priorities 2020, UK in Europe |
September 22, 2014
Winning the referendum on Scottish independence has thrown the British Establishment into a mighty tither. Only the Queen, whose mother was a Scot, emerges with dignity intact. Not that things would have been very much calmer if the answer had been Yes rather than No. The fact is that without a written constitution to regulate… » read more
Staying or leaving? If David Cameron wins the May election he has promised an In/Out EU referendum by 2017. Even if he does not it is still probable there will be one at some point. National referendums are rare in the UK so with the Scottish vote we have a rare glimpse of what the… » read more
September 21, 2014
Act in haste – repent at leisure? The big question over Scottish independence may have been settled but the campaign has thrown up a whole host of further questions concerning the UK’s constitutional settlement that will need to be addressed in the near future. We look at some of these questions and at how they… » read more
