The First Referendum
Reassessing Britain's Entry to Europe, 1973–75
Seiten
2020
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-4519-2 (ISBN)
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-4519-2 (ISBN)
In 1975 the UK voted 'yes', by 67%, to the European Community (EC). Since 1 January 1973, when the UK first joined, Edward Heath and Harold Wilson sought a fundamental transformation of the UK's relationship with the EC in terms of membership and public opinion. Despite the majority in favour of membership, the transformation was never achieved. -- .
Although the United Kingdom’s entry to the European Community (EC) in 1973 was initially celebrated, by the end of the first year the mood in the UK had changed from ‘hope to uncertainty’. When Edward Heath lost the 1974 General Election, Harold Wilson returned to No. 10 promising a fundamental renegotiation and referendum on EC membership. By the end of the first year of membership, 67% of voters had said ‘yes’ to Europe in the UK’s first-ever national referendum.
Examining the relationship between diplomacy and domestic debate, this book explores the continuities between the European policies pursued by Heath and Wilson in this period. Despite the majority vote in favour of maintaining membership, Lindsay Aqui argues that this majority was underpinned by a degree of uncertainty and that ultimately, neither Heath nor Wilson managed to transform the UK’s relationship with the EC in the ways they had hoped possible. -- .
Although the United Kingdom’s entry to the European Community (EC) in 1973 was initially celebrated, by the end of the first year the mood in the UK had changed from ‘hope to uncertainty’. When Edward Heath lost the 1974 General Election, Harold Wilson returned to No. 10 promising a fundamental renegotiation and referendum on EC membership. By the end of the first year of membership, 67% of voters had said ‘yes’ to Europe in the UK’s first-ever national referendum.
Examining the relationship between diplomacy and domestic debate, this book explores the continuities between the European policies pursued by Heath and Wilson in this period. Despite the majority vote in favour of maintaining membership, Lindsay Aqui argues that this majority was underpinned by a degree of uncertainty and that ultimately, neither Heath nor Wilson managed to transform the UK’s relationship with the EC in the ways they had hoped possible. -- .
Lindsay Aqui is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge -- .
Introduction: The beginning of a ‘very exciting time’
1 The road to membership
Section I: The first year of membership
2 Crisis and instability
3 Challenging the common agricultural policy
4 Creating a regional policy
Section II: The renegotiation
5 Renegotiation: Objectives and strategy
6 The CAP revisited
7 Consolidating the ERDF
8 The budget and the end of the renegotiation
Section III The referendum
9 Britain in Europe and the National Referendum Campaign
10 The outcome
Conclusions
Appendix I: Louis Harris International’s research methodology
Bibliography
Index -- .
Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
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Zusatzinfo | 16 black & white illustrations |
Verlagsort | Manchester |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften | |
ISBN-10 | 1-5261-4519-7 / 1526145197 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-5261-4519-2 / 9781526145192 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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