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Better In or Out? The Historical Background
Michael HowardRUSI Journal, 20 May 2016
European Union, UK, Europe
If we are to understand the problem posed by the current debate over the UK’s relations with the European Union, we must start by understanding how our attitude towards our continental neighbours has been shaped by half a millennium of almost incessant hostility.
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