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  <title>UNITED KINGDOM - Articles from www.publicserviceeurope.com</title>
  <updated>2013-05-22T16:56:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Most British people 'would vote to leave EU' - says Tory MEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3497/most-british-people-would-vote-to-leave-eu-says-tory-mep"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Some 80 per cent of British citizens now want a vote on membership of the EU and the majority would opt to leave the union, claims David Campbell Bannerman MEP]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3497/most-british-people-would-vote-to-leave-eu-says-tory-mep</id>
    <updated>2013-05-22T16:56:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Gangs, drugs, sex and violence - the pressures on young people]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3495/gangs-violence-and-the-pressures-on-young-people"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Despite the overall drop in UK crime rates, the British youth in inner city neighbourhoods still have to live within a landscape of violence, drugs and sexual harassment – writes Jenny Parkes]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3495/gangs-violence-and-the-pressures-on-young-people</id>
    <updated>2013-05-22T14:07:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Focus on fight against 'shocking' tax evasion]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3490/focus-on-fight-against-shocking-tax-evasion"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Tax evasion and avoidance are abhorrent, especially when governments need every penny, but tying these issues to common EU taxes and own resources is inappropriate, writes Julie Girling MEP]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3490/focus-on-fight-against-shocking-tax-evasion</id>
    <updated>2013-05-22T10:06:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[UK now a 'spectator' watching Europe from the sidelines]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3488/uk-now-a-spectator-watching-europe-from-the-sidelines"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[By its own decisions, the UK has decided to make itself a spectator of rather than participant in the EU reform process - argues Brendan Donnelly]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3488/uk-now-a-spectator-watching-europe-from-the-sidelines</id>
    <updated>2013-05-21T14:31:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Cameron's EU strategy 'negative and confrontational']]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3489/camerons-eu-strategy-negative-and-confrontational"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The UK's approach to the EU is seen with 'growing unease and irritation' in other member states – making it unlikely that David Cameron's planned renegotiation and referendum strategy can be successful]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3489/camerons-eu-strategy-negative-and-confrontational</id>
    <updated>2013-05-21T14:36:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[The economic value of European golf]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3487/the-economic-value-of-european-golf"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Not only is golf empowering because it encourages us to participate in sport but economically it is of huge benefit to our society - writes Mary Honeyball MEP]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3487/the-economic-value-of-european-golf</id>
    <updated>2013-05-21T12:54:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Seven days - a week in the life of Alex Deane]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3486/seven-days-a-week-in-the-life-of-alex-deane"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The head of public affairs at Weber Shandwick chairs the UK delegation at the G8 Young Summit, is entertained by the National Symphony Orchestra, leads a panel debate on financial regulation and works on a forthcoming speech he will make at NATO HQ]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3486/seven-days-a-week-in-the-life-of-alex-deane</id>
    <updated>2013-05-21T10:41:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[UK needs new 'productive' Euroscepticism]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3485/uk-needs-new-productive-euroscepticism"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[One of the biggest problems in Britain's debate about Europe is one of labelling. Euroscepticism, for example, should imply a desire for positive change based on what the EU is and what it might become, writes Andy Halsall]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3485/uk-needs-new-productive-euroscepticism</id>
    <updated>2013-05-20T15:33:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Has Britain's pro-EU fight back started?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3484/has-britains-pro-eu-fight-back-started"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In recent days a few pro-European voices have raised their heads above the parapets to take part in Britain's debate about its future inside or outside the EU – but it is still the Conservative Party's internal disputes that dominate the discussion, writes our secret columnist in Brussels]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3484/has-britains-pro-eu-fight-back-started</id>
    <updated>2013-05-20T12:43:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Brits should recognise the value in being 'citizens of Europe']]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3482/brits-should-recognise-the-value-in-being-citizens-of-europe"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[If you are a UK citizen confused about the value of EU membership, due to the 'untruths' coming from UKIP and the national press, then just follow the evidence – says former BBC journalist Jon Danzig]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3482/brits-should-recognise-the-value-in-being-citizens-of-europe</id>
    <updated>2013-05-20T09:43:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Pessimism and populism on the rise in a Europe without hope]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3480/pessimism-and-populism-on-the-rise-in-a-europe-without-hope"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The sense of hopelessness is, perhaps, the single most serious threat to the long-term viability of the European project – writes Joe Litobarski]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3480/pessimism-and-populism-on-the-rise-in-a-europe-without-hope</id>
    <updated>2013-05-17T15:24:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Subsidies for renewables hold back green economy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3481/subsidies-for-renewables-hold-back-green-economy"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The green energy sector is not as economically productive as the fossil-fuelled one – and subsidies for current inadequate technologies make things worse by discouraging innovation, writes Dr John Constable]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3481/subsidies-for-renewables-hold-back-green-economy</id>
    <updated>2013-05-17T15:54:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[EU-US free trade deal could 'spread western norms' across world]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3479/eu-us-trade-deal-could-spread-western-norms-across-the-world"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A free trade agreement between the EU and the US could help to spread western norms across the world in an 'Atlantic century', claims senior American diplomat]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3479/eu-us-trade-deal-could-spread-western-norms-across-the-world</id>
    <updated>2013-05-17T12:48:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[National sovereignty needs to be 'reconsidered' - says EU]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3477/national-sovereignty-needs-to-be-reconsidered-says-eu"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Head of the European Commission in the UK admits that 'traditional notions of national sovereignty may need to be reconsidered' in order to align the country with globalisation]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3477/national-sovereignty-needs-to-be-reconsidered-says-eu</id>
    <updated>2013-05-17T11:02:00+00:00</updated>
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    <title><![CDATA[Steep decline in number of Brits who can name their MP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3470/steep-decline-in-number-of-brits-who-can-name-their-mp"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[British people struggle to name their MP but increasingly believe parliament effectively holds the government to account and discusses issues that matter, writes Dr Ruth Fox]]></content>
    <id>tag:www.publicserviceeurope.com,2011-03-08:/3470/steep-decline-in-number-of-brits-who-can-name-their-mp</id>
    <updated>2013-05-15T15:57:00+00:00</updated>
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