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Why manifestos tell us more about party politics than they do about Britain's relationship with the EU

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Simon Usherwood, Senior Lecturer in Politics at Surrey University, says that the 2015 party manifestos contain little enlightening material about a future government's policy on the EU. 

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What the British government should conclude from its own researches on the EU

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Michael Emerson, Associate Senior Research Fellow at CEPS, writes that the UK government should act on the findings of the Balance of Competences Review, which looked at the distribution of powers between the UK and the EU. 

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Why English voters won't be the only ones to decide Britain's future: Wales and Northern Ireland spell out clear benefits of EU membership

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As new evidence shows that British exit from the EU would cost Northern Ireland £1bn a year, a parade of Welsh politicians line up to reconfirm their commitment to Britain's EU membership.

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How much UK law is made at European level?

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Richard Corbett, Labour MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, explains how eurosceptics massively over-estimate the amount of UK law that originates in Brussels.

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Even eurosceptics admit that cars would face tariffs if we left the EU

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Selling to the European market has been a vital factor in the rebirth of the British car industry. Now anti-Europeans admit the sector would face tariffs is we left the EU- and they don't care.

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The EU debate and why businesses are speaking out on why we should stay in

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From manufacturing to financial services, the chorus of business leaders speaking out about the risks of Brexit is getting louder.

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For eurosceptics, the grass is always greener on the other side

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Eurosceptics who gaze at alternative models for the UK, like Norway, should be very careful what they wish for. 

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North East businesses want to stay in the EU

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Brussels might seem a long way from Newcastle. But a new poll of North East businesspeople shows they realise just how important EU membership is to the regional economy. 

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Britain is not drowning in EU red tape

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Britain is not being strangled in EU red tape, and the volume of legislation coming from Brussels has fallen in recent years. 

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The UK would have implemented European financial regulation outside the EU

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A new report by the House of Lords finds that the UK would have adopted "the vast bulk" of EU financial regulation, even if we had not been a member.

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