Analysis – What the coalition means for Europe
Phillip Souta
The new Europe Minster is David Lidington. He is from the moderate section of the Conservative party, and takes a job that was originally tipped to go to Mark Francois, holder of the shadow position before the election and member of the more Eurosceptic wing of the party. This realignment towards the mainstream is further evidence of the fact that Cameron is not an ideologue. When he says that he will govern in the interests of stability, it sounds less and less like a cliché and more like his overriding political objective. Read full article »