Confessions of a eurosceptic / David Heathcoat-Amory.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heathcoat-Amory, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Great Britain.

European Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley : Pen & Sword Politics, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Few are better placed to write on the United Kingdom's relations with the European Union than David Heathcoat-Amory. As a Member of Parliament, Minister of State and Privy Counselor, he witnessed two Prime Ministers wrestling with the 'elephant in the room'.He describes Margaret Thatcher's struggles against EU control and the clashes with cabinet colleagues which split the Conservative Party and brought her down. Under John Major, in the Whips' Office, the Treasury and Minister for Europe in the FCO, he played a pivotal role in the parliamentary battles over the Maastricht Treaty and events wh

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Epigraph""; ""Foreword""; ""Chapter 1 - Before Europe""; ""Chapter 2 - Parliament""; ""Chapter 3 - Government""; ""Chapter 4 - New Departments""; ""Chapter 5 - Minister for Europe""; ""Chapter 6 - The Treasury""; ""Chapter 7 - Resignation""; ""Chapter 8 - Opposition""; ""Chapter 9 - Death and its Aftermath""; ""Chapter 10 - Left at the Crossroads""; ""Chapter 11 - The Unexpected Happens Again""; ""Chapter 12 - The Last Campaign""; ""Chapter 13 - What Next""; ""Index""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781783036165

1783036168

9781783036189

1783036184

OCLC:

854975010