This dramatic new book looks ahead to the coming conflicts between the USA and the emerging United States of Europe. Should Britain become the fifteenth state of Euroland or the fifty-first state of America? John Redwood sets out four possible futures for Britain, concluding that joining the European political project would be bad for the UK and for the cause of free trade and democracy around the world. He explains why the USA has need of the special relationship with Britain and how the English-speaking world offers the best approach to peace and prosperity in a dot.com world.
Table of contents:
Britain and Britishness at the Crossroads
A United States of Europe or a Union of English Speaking Peoples: Two Rival Models for the USA and Britain
The USA, the UK and the UN: The Special Relationships Policing the World
Free Trade and Democracy: The Ideals of the Wider English Speaking Commonwealth
Doing Business the American Way: Is the UK Growing More like America Day by Day?
The United States of America and the United States of Europe: The Coming Conflict
What's in an English Speaking Union for the USA?
What Kind of Renegotiations with the EU does Britain Want?
Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Table of contents:
Britain and Britishness at the Crossroads
A United States of Europe or a Union of English Speaking Peoples: Two Rival Models for the USA and Britain
The USA, the UK and the UN: The Special Relationships Policing the World
Free Trade and Democracy: The Ideals of the Wider English Speaking Commonwealth
Doing Business the American Way: Is the UK Growing More like America Day by Day?
The United States of America and the United States of Europe: The Coming Conflict
What's in an English Speaking Union for the USA?
What Kind of Renegotiations with the EU does Britain Want?
Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
Index