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From The Times - Numbers count Why Britain must make a powerful case for economic reform in Europe There is something almost too prosaic about statistics. Great debates will be held in Europe this week over subjects as immediate and profound as opportunity, poverty, and welfare, and...

Britain tops EU league for super-growth companies 1) United States 2) Hong Kong 3) Australia 4) Britain BRITAIN has the highest proportion of "super-growth" medium-sized companies in Europe and is ranked fourth in the world, according to research published today. Accountancy firm Grant...

France warms to joys of Blairisme Matthew Campbell , Paris A NEW trend is emerging among France’s chattering classes. Tired of criticising les rosbifs as backward and bellicose, they are marvelling at Britain’s economic robustness. Le Blairisme, once a dirty word for French leftists, is...

Blair squares up for a fight with old Europe 'weaklings' June 11, 2005 By Anthony Browne and Rory Watson The Times London GERHARD SCHRÖDER, the German Chancellor, calls it national selfishness. President Chirac of France demands that Britain give it up as an act of European solidarity...

International Focus - 6/9/05 Requesting a French plumber to turn up on time is like asking an Italian to eat spaghetti with chopsticks – you’ll get the same look of bewildered confusion. Never mind the ever-flushing toilet or the leaking pipes, you will have to wait at home for days until the...

This is how much the G8 nations currently spend on defence per year. 1. United States - $455.3bn 2. Britain - $47.4bn 3. France - $46.2bn 4. Japan - $42.4bn 5. Germany - $33.9bn 6. Italy - $27.8bn 7. Russia - $19.4bn 8. Canada - $10.6bn

Britannia standing on top of a dying France. The triumph of perfidious Albion Britain has always fought against a dominant power forming on the Continent, and has always won. It has now won the war against the latest incarnation of a dominant power on the Continent - the EU. Jun 2nd 2005...

Britannia standing on top of a dying France. The triumph of perfidious Albion For centuries, Britain has fought against a dominant power forming on the Continent - and always won. It has now beaten the latest incarnation - the EU. Jun 2nd 2005 From The Economist print edition How Britain...

From The Telegraph - Britain is outperforming the Continental countries. Schröder and Chirac ponder years of decline It is one of the grandest traditions of the European project: on the eve of any EU summit, the leaders of France and Germany meet to thrash out a joint approach, before...

..gentle French readers, if you find yourself jibing at the irritation of your fellow Europeans over the next week or two, keep in mind that these are the angry little thoughts zinging around in our heads. They will pass. And no one will be pouring French wine into the gutters. But you should...

So Much for Reform in Western Europe By Steven Pearlstein Wednesday, June 1, 2005; Page D01 www.washingtonpost.com . . . Put aside any lingering hope that Western Europe might finally be ready to abandon the socialist economic model and embrace an enlightened form of global capitalism. Over...

Holland - "Britain was right all along about the euro currency." The euro is killing our economy, say Dutch By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard (Filed: 01/06/2005) The "boom-bust" effects of the single currency have driven the Netherlands into a severe economic downturn over the past four years...

From The Telegraph - Europe is an indulgence we can't afford By Mark Steyn The Eurofetishists can't seem to agree their line on this referendum business. On the one hand, the Guardian's headline writer was packing up and heading for the hills - "Europe is plunged into crisis" - and EU...

The Death of the Federalist Project? By Anatole Kaletsky Thursday, May 26th 2005 Why are the people of Europe so angry? The standard answer, as the Germans, French and Dutch all turn against their governments, is that the European project has gone too far and that political elites have...

Alien nation Half the French population is living on another planet in its resistance to the EU constitution, writes Jon Henley Wednesday France may be correct to say "NON" to EU Constitution - but it shouldn't reject it because it is "Anglo-Saxon." As Britain has proved, the Anglo-Saxon...

Britain's economy is continuing to outperform those of Continental Europe. Britons themselves are getting wealthier because earning has outstripped inflation growth, whereas their counterparts in France are not, as their earnings are only just managing to keep up with inflation. Things are also...

Liverpool have won the European Cup to become European Champions for the first time since 1984, and become the first British team to win the competition since Manchester United in 1999. Liverpool have now won the trophy 5 times, a record for a British team, and only three other teams in Europe...

British Envoy Blasts Canadian Military Spending By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, OTTAWA Britain’s high commissioner to Canada has chided his host country for falling behind its allies in per capita military spending, adding to a chorus of criticisms from the United States. “It must have been...

I found this about France in today's Telegraph newspaper - Europe unites in hatred of French By Henry Samuel in Paris (Filed: 17/05/2005 Telegraph London Language, history, cooking and support for rival football teams still divide Europe. But when everything else fails, one glue binds...

(5/5/05) Elections: He is favored to win a third term as prime minister, though support for his Labor Party has been sliding By Glenn Frankel and Dan Balz The Washington Post LONDON - Prime Minister Tony Blair toured the country on the last day of his effort to win a historic third term in...