Beschreibung:
Robert Lister Nicholls is a former lecturer in British Politics at the University of Huddersfield
This book is an historical examination of the impact short-term political expediency played in the positions adopted by members of Britain's political elites in the debates over Europe. It advances the argument that many MPs failed to consider the long-term implications of membership.
Introduction1 Political elites2 Sovereignty3 The first application4 The second application5 Taken in by Heath6 The 1975 Referendum on EEC membership7 Post referendum8 Positions taken on Europe, 1959-1984ConclusionAppendix 1: Labour Parliamentary Private Secretaries sacked by Wilson - May 1967Appendix 2: The 33 Labour rebels - May 1967Appendix 3: The full termsAppendix 4: The 69 Labour rebels - October 1971Appendix 5: House of Commons three-day debate - April 1975Appendix 6: Conservative and Labour trajectoriesBibliographyIndex