The debates of the last few years have brought out very different ideas of what constitutes...
Author - Philip Towle
Scotland and The EU
It is often claimed that Brexit makes Scottish independence more likely. But would the Scots really...
Small States, Britain and the EU by Philip Towle
The EU has become a lumbering monolith like Imperial China of old. BREXIT is not then the...
Realists, Idealists and the EU By Philip Towle
British opinion is emotionally polarised. Realism will again prove more prophetic than idealism but...
Anglo-Scottish Differences
The contrast between the ways in which English and Scots voted in the EU Referendum is in part...
The Failure of the EU to bring Peace To Europe
One of the strongest claims made for the European Union (EU) is that it has helped bring peace to...