British Political Elite and Europe, 1959-1984
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British public
Business interests
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Common Market (EEC)
Conservatives
Elites
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European project
Labour
Parliamentary debates
Polls
Press
Public misled
Referendum
Short-term considerations
Sovereignty
USA
Product details
- ISBN 9781526124777
- Weight: 472g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 17 Dec 2018
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book offers an original interpretation of Britain’s relationship with Europe over a 25 year period: 1959-84 and advances the argument that the current problems over EU membership resulted from much earlier political machinations. This evidence based account of the seminal period analyses the applications for EEC membership, the 1975 referendum, and the role of the press. Was the British public misled over the true aims of the European project? How significant was the role of the press in changing public opinion from anti, to pro Common Market membership? Why, after over 40 years since Britain became a member of the European community, does the issue continue to deeply divide not only the political elite, but also the British public? These, and other pertinent questions are answered in this timely book on a subject that remains topical and highly controversial.
Robert Lister Nicholls is a former lecturer in British Politics at the University of Huddersfield
