Miliband's Europe speech was clear, but it won't help his leadership credentials

Citation

Shaw E (2014) Miliband's Europe speech was clear, but it won't help his leadership credentials. The Conversation. 13.03.2014. https://theconversation.com/milibands-europe-speech-was-clear-but-it-wont-help-his-leadership-credentials-24385

Abstract
First paragraph: Ed Miliband has announced, in a well-trailed and extensively publicised speech, that Labour favours an in/out referendum on EU membership but only in the specific circumstance of a fresh transfer of powers to Brussels. This is deemed to be highly unlikely so, in effect, the party has set its face against a vote in the next parliament on whether the UK (with or without Scotland) should remain part of the EU. Read this article on The Conversation website: https://theconversation.com/milibands-europe-speech-was-clear-but-it-wont-help-his-leadership-credentials-24385

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