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December 27, 2012

EU Referendum May Be Only Way Forward

Shaun Woodward, Guardian UK

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Next year will be critical for the EU and Britain's membership. Europe remains a toxic issue: scepticism has gone viral, infecting every argument – if it's European, it must be bad. Unsurprisingly, rational argument is a poor tool to tackle opinions formed through emotional responses.

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