Britain in Europe

Britain’s sovereignty chestnut

Die-hard sovereigntists may wish to preserve the Englishman’s historic right to bathe in his own sewage, or be treated in A&E by an exhausted doctor – most of us will be glad that EU membership from time to time pushes our own authorities to do the right thing

Europe or the open sea? Brexit and European security

By voting to leave the EU the UK may lose its voice at a time when the union aims to play a strategically greater role in European defence, security and foreign policy

The drawbridge fallacy

Terrorist attacks in Brussels were quickly pounced on by Brexit supporters, but is Britain's security is strengthened by EU cooperation?

Britain is part of Europe – like it or not

Its fate is inextricably bound up with that of the rest of the continent and its nation states, just as it has always been – we are condemned to sink or swim together