...within ten years 80% of our economic legislation, perhaps even fiscal and social as well' would come from the EU.

For me, socialism has always been about liberty and solidarity, but also about responsibility.

Yes, the European model remains superior to that of America and Japan.

Fundamentally, American society is composed of individuals who don't go out of their way to do each other favours.

If you don't have collective agreements between unions and employers, governments have to legislate more.

This weakening is worsened by the widening distance between the governed and their governments.

Any union that can't accept workers choosing their own representatives through universal franchise is finished.