A referendum on Britain’s EU membership is a sure fire way to encourage the breakup of the UK
Journal: London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Year: 2015

David Cameron has pledged to hold a referendum on the UK’s EU membership if his Conservative party wins a majority at the British general election in May. Jo Murkens writes on the impact an EU referendum would have on the UK’s place in Europe and on the UK as a whole. He argues that the EU referendum debate highlights the extent to which the UK has failed to contribute to the EU’s political goals in key areas like the Ukraine crisis, and that the net effect of the referendum could be to weaken t