Europe and the British Left: Beyond the Progressive Dilemma

by Matthew Bishop, Nicole Lindstrom, Owen Parker

The European question has divided the Labour Party and the progressive left for over 50 years. The contemporary left-wing antithesis to the EU harks back to Bennite anti-marketeer narratives: a neoliberal EU undermines the potential for national progressive policies in relation to labour markets, state intervention and finance. However, many make the case that the EU's four freedoms support a progressive politics: the single market project embeds...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788212452
• ISBN13: 9781788212458
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Agenda Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"