Peter Sutherland
David Cameron’s Euro-Nemesis
LONDON – Unlike some in Britain’s Conservative Party, Prime Minister David Cameron has not previously given the impression of being obsessed…
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The British have always been reluctant Europeans, and now Prime Minister David Cameron wants to renegotiate the terms of the UK’s EU membership and hold a referendum on the new agreement. Cameron claims to oppose leaving the EU, but has he become the sorcerer's apprentice?
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