What has been the political impact of the Eurozone Debt Crisis in the UK? To what extent have the bank collapses and bailouts reinforced Britain's Eurosceptic trajectory? In this revised and updated second edition Chris Gifford addresses these key questions reflecting on the Labour government's approach to Europe while exploring the extensive mobil

Dr Chris Gifford is the Head of Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences at the University of Huddersfield where he is a member of the Academy for British and Irish Studies.

Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Post-Imperial Crisis -- Britain and the Beginnings of European Integration -- British Membership and its opponents -- eurosceptic Thatcherism -- a european crisis of the British state -- Labour in power: The Rise and Fall of anglo-europe -- The eurosceptic challenge to the coalition Government conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index