What has gone wrong with the European debate in Britain? Who is responsible for trivializing what is a serious issue in the rest of the European Union? Does the fault lie with "Brussels", the media, our political leaders or our Island mentality and imperial past? As the Commission's man in London from 1987-93, John Drew was in a unique position to gauge British attitudes to Europe during the completion of the Single Market, the UK Presidency and the seemingly endless Maastricht debate. He kept a diary of the events and people he met as his duties took him the length and breadth of Britain to inform, report on, discuss and promote European Community policies and issues. His conclusions on the information deficit may surprise: there is considerable grass roots interest and concern over Europe, but enlightened debate has been stifled by sucessive governments which have marginalized important European issues in order to gain short term political advantage.
Describing the work of the London Office of the Commission and its relations with British government, with "Brussels" and with leaders around the United Kingdom involved in European affairs, Professor Drew draws attention to the urgent need for informed democratic debate.
- ISBN10 1897635427
- ISBN13 9781897635421
- Publish Date 1 January 1995
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 26 May 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Whurr Publishers Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 200
- Language English