Leading, not Leaving, Europe
When Britain holds its referendum on continued EU membership on June 23, it should demonstrate that its future lies in Europe. By embracing the reality that cooperation will achieve more than isolation, it can devise a bold agenda for the UK Presidency of the EU in 2017 and usher in an era of greater cross-border engagement.
EDINBURGH – Can the United Kingdom ever reconcile itself to being part of Europe? If recent British newspaper headlines about the June 23 referendum on continued European Union membership are any guide, the answer appears to be a decisive “no.”