{"id":1655,"date":"2016-02-09T10:17:46","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T10:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canterburypolitics.wordpress.com\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2018-09-18T15:26:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T14:26:11","slug":"cefeus-director-features-in-radio-kent-debate-on-britain-and-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/politics\/2016\/02\/09\/cefeus-director-features-in-radio-kent-debate-on-britain-and-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"CEFEUS Director features in Radio Kent debate on Britain and Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Director of the Centre for European Studies, Dr Amelia Hadfield, made an appearance on BBC Radio Kent over the weekend as part of \u00a0a call-in discussion on Britain\u2019s future in Europe.<\/p>\n

Dr Hadfield conversed with Professor Tim Luckhurst, who was standing in for Lembit Opik, the programme\u2019s regular host, and members of the public on Britain\u2019s relationship with Europe and the current challenges facing the European Union. With the majority of callers were sceptical about Britain\u2019s relationship with Europe, Dr Hadfield sought to balance the debate, pointing out that both Britain and Europe would be worse off should a Brexit occur.<\/p>\n

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Whilst she admitted she shared the frustrations of many callers about the challenges to economic growth in Europe, she argued dealing with these challenges requires a collective European effort, with \u201cBritain as a really strong part of that agenda\u201d. The United Kingdom, Dr Hadfield noted, \u201chas been a fundamental part of the European Union\u201d since the beginning, and would risk losing its long-standing influence if it left the club of European nations. In conclusion, she stressed the impact the EU had on the local community, citing the examples of EU funding and exchange-visits, as well as the broader benefits of security and prosperity achieved through integration.<\/p>\n

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The Director of the Centre for European Studies, Dr Amelia Hadfield, made an appearance on BBC Radio Kent over the weekend as part of \u00a0a call-in discussion on Britain\u2019s future […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":161081,"featured_media":3873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[113,281,397,1277],"class_list":["post-1655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-amelia-hadfield","tag-brexit","tag-cefeus","tag-jean-monnet"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t