Sentences with phrase «of euroscepticism»

This strongly suggests we need to start looking for other reasons why we perceive such disproportionately high levels of euroscepticism in the British population.

Indeed the results suggest that there are certain political and demographic characteristics that have a statistically significant association with differing level of Euroscepticism.

Yet, for a small group of Labour activists and for many more who vote Labour (but are not members of the party), the tradition of Euroscepticism on the British democratic Left remains as relevant as ever.

While the former is tailored to appeal to the traditional Ukip voter, the latter aspires to broaden the appeal of euroscepticism.

There are different degrees of Euroscepticism.

But what is the scale of Euroscepticism within the PCP today?

Three Patterns of Party Competition over Europe» in A. Szczerbiak and P. Taggart Opposing Europe: The Comparative Party Politics of Euroscepticism (vol.

When considering the extent of Euroscepticism it is important to note that it is not a binary concept.

With Ukip threatening his right flank and the media getting worked up about a feared wave of Romanian and Bulgarian arrivals next year, the time was ripe to complete a very potent cocktail by stirring in a dash of euroscepticism and a sprinkling of benefits.

He has published on the topic of Euroscepticism in international peer - reviewed journals and edited books.

History never repeats itself exactly in politics, but in the world of euroscepticism it tends to come pretty close.

What differentiates this new wave of opposition from that of a few years ago is that today's frontrunners of euroscepticism are most active on the right of the political spectrum.

However, the last few days have marked a momentous step in the party's steady embrace of euroscepticism.

If Nigel Farage is serious about a positive future vision of Euroscepticism, he will need a different guide than Enoch Powell».

Both the Conservative party and UKIP have long held policy positions closest to the majority of British voters in terms of euroscepticism, but UKIP appears to be benefiting.

He and I once formed a formidable debating team on the side of Euroscepticism.

«Too often people have assumed that we have got to make the rise of euroscepticism about the mythology of bendy bananas and bans on chocolate, not the fact that the European budget looks like it's suited to the 1950s and not the 21st century,» he added.

David Cameron and William Hague declined to continue the offensive, which peaked at the weekend, in media appearances this morning as a combination of euroscepticism, fears about immigration and a looming protest vote combined to see Ukip's performance spike.

Ciarán O» Driscoll, an independent researcher at NUI Galway, calls fishermen «the hipsters of euroscepticism».

The overall debate was a festival of Euroscepticism with particularly strong contributions from younger, newer Tory MPs.

No matter what David Cameron seems to do, no matter how much he genuflects before the altar of Euroscepticism, it's never enough.

Lib Dem enthusiasm for more European integration and the strength of euroscepticism on the Tory backbenches are set to create one of the biggest sticking - points of the coalition government in its four years left in power.

Now we've all had a chance to reflect on UKIP's local election triumphs, it seems the one thing that commentators across the board have been able to agree on is that Farage's success reflects an elevated wave of euroscepticism among the British population.

One of the godfathers of Euroscepticism, Redwood has banged on about Europe for so long that he is back in fashion, at least amongst large elements of his party.

So does the state of euroscepticism and anti-immigration feeling in British politics.

The re-emergence of Euroscepticism in British Labour is indicative of a changing dynamic in European politics where both the left and the right are expressing their dissatisfaction with the EU at a time of unprecedented stress.

41 % of respondents thought that Britain would be better off if we left the EU, 29 % think we would be worse off and 30 % neither or don't know — a familar pattern of Euroscepticism.

Equally, there is a deep vein of Euroscepticism running across the old right and hard left of the Labour party.

Despite his long history of Euroscepticism before becoming party leader, Mr Corbyn has given his backing to the UK staying in the EU.

Yet the United Kingdom — with its separate language, independent central bank, sovereign currency and physical separation from the continent — has always maintained a healthy dose of euroscepticism.

Again, particularly in these times of euroscepticism and the tabloids» war on the EU, this book fills an important gap and might provide europhiles with some excellent arguments for their next chat with the sceptics.

Meanwhile there are certain characteristics associated with lower levels of Euroscepticism.

Electoral factors also appear to affect an MP's level of Euroscepticism.

This may now be changing as a result of devolution and of euroscepticism, stronger in England than in other parts of the country.

He was «still to be convinced,» he said, but some Labour figures believed a referendum would «lance the boil» of Euroscepticism.