- 04, 27, 2016
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- Katrin Hatzinger, Postcard from...
Postcard from Brussels
In this postcard from Brussels Katrin Hatzinger argues that it would be great if the Brits would get rid of their fears of being marginalized and would grip the occasion to shape the future of Europe together with their partners. There is too much at stake to remain passive and indifferent.
Read More- 04, 25, 2016
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- Alison Elliot, Human Flourishing
Beyond ‘Project Fear’
In this opinion piece Alison Elliot takes a closer look at how ‘Project Fear’ impacted on the Scottish Independence Referendum. She rejects the analysis that Scotland voted no to independence due to ‘project fear’ and warns against using a similar strategy to make the case for remaining in the EU.
Read More- 04, 21, 2016
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- Guy Brandon, Sovereignty
Architects of our own destiny?
Guy Brandon from the Jubilee Centre in Cambridge takes a fresh look at current debates about sovereignty. He warns that placing national identity above our identity in Christ should raise a warning flag. Our own legal system might be underpinned by biblical foundations and Christian heritage, but it is not God-given. He warns that sovereignty should not be absolutised, whether the issue is approached from a practical or spiritual direction.
Read More- 04, 08, 2016
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- Ben Ryan, Nick Spencer, solidarity, Subsidiarity
The elusive quest for subsidiarity, solidarity and responsibility
In this thought piece Ben Ryan and Nick Spencer reason that if the basis of European integration is to be that the EU will make people richer then it is doomed. Instead, they argue that the only sustainable basis for union is to be based on something more fundamental; something moral, perhaps even spiritual. They make the case that A recovery of the moral mission of Europe and in particular the courage to put solidarity, subsidiarity and responsibility back at the top of the priority list is not naïve utopian politics – it is the last best chance for the EU to really work.
Read More- 04, 06, 2016
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- Patrick Curran, Postcard from...
Postcard from Vienna
Writing from Vienna, Patrick Curran laments that a vote to simply stay in the European Union without a change of attitude is only a short-term gain unless a positive and constructively critical narrative is allowed to emerge, which in turn will strengthen the European Union for all her citizens and those who live on her borders. The Eurosceptics will not be satisfied until sovereignty has been restored to Westminster.
Read More- 03, 31, 2016
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- Barry Morgan, EU Referendum
Should we stay or should we go?
Dr Barry Morgan, the Archbishop of Wales, reflects on the implications for Wales of the forthcoming EU referendum. He laments that most of the public arguments so far have focussed on economics – and on pretty shameless self-interest. He makes the case that belonging to the EU is not just about doing the sums. It is about belonging to a union of distinct nations, whose ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversities are protected by EU laws, who agree to work together for the common good, to pursue peace, and to help members who are less fortunate than others.
Read More- 03, 29, 2016
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- Human Flourishing, Mark Betson
Brexit and the rural community
Over 40 per cent of the EU budget is spent on farming but in the European debate it has largely been a footnote. In this blog Mark Betson makes the case that even though our landscape has shaped and continues to shape our culture - take the image of Britain portrayed at the opening to the 2012 London Olympics and its origins in a green and pleasant land – the future of our investment in it has not been addressed in the Europe debate.
Read More- 03, 23, 2016
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- David Chillingworth, EU Referendum, Identity
Managing complex identities - the modern European
David Chillingworth, the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, explores the question of Brexit from the perspective of an Irish person who now regards Scotland as home. He makes the case that small nations with distinctive identities respond positively to the idea that they can also be part of something much bigger, which is why Scotland seems to be more pro-EU than the rest of Britain. For the same reason he holds that it would be in our best interests if a Brexit were to lead to the break-up of the UK. He makes clear that he will vote for Britain to remain in the EU but he questions whether the referendum campaign with its complexity of different issues is really the best way of deciding this issue.
Read More- 03, 21, 2016
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- Caroline Spelman, Unity and Diversity
Strength in unity through diversity
Caroline Spelman looks at the diversity across the Anglican Communion to make the case that it is this breadth of diversity that gives the Communion its strength. She holds that it is the same for the EU. The diversity of the European Union benefits us, amongst other things, in terms of travel and trade. Diversity often appears to be the strength behind unity, offering a variety of different approaches, understanding and skills in the face of adversity in a way that homogeneity cannot.
Read More- 03, 18, 2016
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- EU Referendum, Robert Innes
An interview with Robert Innes
In this podcast Reimagining Europe interviews Robert Innes, the Church of England’s Bishop of the Diocese in Europe. The interview takes a closer look at the challenges facing British nationals living in other EU members states. Robert is uniquely the only Church of England Bishop to live outside Britain and has a different perspective on the approach to the EU referendum.
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