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Discuss the changes in attitude towards Europe that have taken place within and between British political parties over the last forty years.
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HNC SOCIAL SCIENCE POLITICS B ASSESSMENT 1 Essay Discuss the changes in attitude towards Europe that have taken place within and between British political parties over the last forty years. Student name: Student ID: Lecturer: Submission date: 08/01/07 Word count: 2226 In 2007 the European Union (EU) will reach its 50th anniversary. Despite its tender age the concept of a union between the European nations is not a relatively new one. In 1851 a French born novelist, play write, poet and politician by the name of Victor Hugo called for a "united states of Europe" [International Peace Congress, Paris 1851.] However in the early 19th century two world wars ensued crippling the economies of the European states and bringing desperation and despair throughout. From the ashes though, emerged a desire for lasting peace and new ideals comprising of supranational co-operation and integration. Between 1945 and 1950 a number of statesmen including Winston Churchill, Konrad Adenauer, Alcide de Gasperi, and...
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