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United Kingdom's Membership in European Union and Its Influence on United Kingdom's Politics

United Kingdom's Membership in European Union and Its Influence on United Kingdom's Politics

Introduction

The mantra that Britain was late to get on the European "train", and therefore lost the opportunity to somehow influence the choice of final destination, is often repeated. This, of course, means that Britain should continue to participate in any new European initiatives and exert maximum "impact." However, the more is learnt about the European project, the more is reflected on its history, and the less convincing it seems.

The history of the modern movement for European integration, although, as already noted, has had a whole series of predecessors, which dates back to the 50's. British Government's attitude to the European project in the postwar years was, in truth, quite controversial.

Discussion & Analysis

The effects of veto by David Cameron on the position of United Kingdom in Europe and the stability of the coalition that made him prime minister are evident. There are questions arising as to what the European Union would decide if Britain distracts its center. Those who see in this country with deep instincts of Eurosceptics state that a Trojan horse that, from the moment of accession in 1973, has greatly complicated every step, could receive the veto (a resource that no British Prime Minister Margaret even Thatcher, turned) as a relief, a golden opportunity to set aside this partner uncomfortable when circumstances require without loss to think like the Common Market would be to ignore the contributions past and the future potential of Britain in the EU, and be as myopic as the now jubilant British Eurosceptics (Neal & Barbezat, 1998, pp.65).

Despite its critical positions that have hampered progress not just there to remember the crucial contributions of a country that, in the words of analyst Charles Grant, "encouraged the EU to look outwards and see globalization as a threat and opportunity ". Since development cooperation to the European Research Area, many of the policies and initiatives would be very different as we know no British contribution (Erglund, 2006, pp.42). Without it, hard to imagine that the EU had been encouraged to break national monopolies with enormous power, as telephone companies and airlines flag. EU without Britain loses weight not only military, academic and financial but also a country that has a demonstrated capacity for innovation in public policy and administrative well above its continental partners (Holden, 2008, pp.17). And what global position would be the European Higher Education if you subtract Oxford, Cambridge and other British universities.

Britain is a nation of Eurosceptics, but also some of the most brilliant, passionate and effective advocates for the European Union. At constant attack from the opposition Nationalist Europhobia the rigor of some of the best columnists and media, a European militant parties like the Liberal Democrats, analysts and academics in the forefront of European studies, and citizens (the majority in Scotland, but very present and active in the rest ...