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Issue: June 2016
Having Our Say
Beyond Europe’s borders, storm clouds are gathering; what Brexit would mean for the survival of the West is a fair question — though one not always fairly answered
Daniel Johnson
Manchester Square
Our EU Deal Gives Us The Best Of Both Worlds
After the Prime Minister’s renegotiation, the UK has the benefits of the single market while staying outside political, fiscal and monetary union
Oliver Letwin
Features
Brexit Would Save Us And Set Europe An Example
Cameron’s deal, like the first Mrs Rochester, is an early mistake: it gives away our veto. By leaving the EU, we will regain control of our future
Michael Gove
Features
Are Both Sides Playing By The Referendum Rules?
Heavy government spending and foreign intervention on behalf of the Remain camp have sparked suspicion that the law is being broken
Michael Pinto-Duschinsky
Features
Should We Stay Or Should We Go?
"The referendum on British membership of the European Union will be decided by the Eurosceptic but risk-averse middle chunk of the electorate"
Oliver Wiseman
Features
Ignore Project Fear: Brexit Won’t Ruin Us
The Treasury White Paper on the economic impact of leaving the EU is based on unsound economics and does not withstand close analysis
Tim Congdon
Features
Uncontrolled Immigration Means Finis Britanniae
If immigration is not reduced, the country will be unrecognisable within a few decades. The referendum might end the experiment
David Coleman
Features
Reckless Oldies
The paradox of the EU referendum is that the over-65s are the keenest to leap into the unknown
Constantine Fraser
Counterpoints
Union Parfait
During the Second World War, a "perpetual association" between France and the UK was proposed — in effect, the EU Mark I
Christopher Fildes
Counterpoints
Romeo II and III
Did Shakespeare write a sequel to
Romeo and Juliet
? Compelling intertextual links suggest it's possible
Joshua Gelernter
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Underrated: Abroad
The ravenous longing for the infinite possibilities of “otherwhere”
Stephen Bayley
Underrated
The king of cakes
"Yuletide revels were designed to see you through the dark days — and how dark they seem today"
Carolyn Hart
Food
A tripod in the sky
The view from above
Christian House
Drawing Board
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