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These articles have been published in recent newspapers, magazines or journals, or have been submitted and are awaiting publication.
- The impressive revolution of parliamentary reform (EU Observer, July 2008)
- Three reasons the European elections are so important for Labour (Progress Online, June 2008)
- European Court of Justice rulings highlight need for reinvigoration of social Europe (Tribune, June 2008)
- So Ireland has said 'No' (Yorkshire Post, June 2008)
- Parliament rules need tidying up (EU Observer, June 2008)
- The Commons debate considered (February 2008 )
- Has the Laeken Declaration been fulfilled? (February 2008)
- A treaty for Eurosceptics (Yorkshire Post, February 4th)
- Bridging the divide? The Parliament and the people (Challenge Europe - pg 72 - December 2007)
- The EU is alive and kicking (Yorkshire Post, October 2007)
- The Reform Treaty should be welcomed (EU Observer, October 2007)
- Reform vs more of the same - why the new EU treaty will deliver a more democratic Union (Compass, October 2007)
- The Reform Treaty will help us build a social Europe (Tribune, July 2007)
- Time is right to push Sarkozy on Oneseat (European Voice, July 2007)
- Rule 47: Meeting the challenge of a new Europe (New Europe)
- White Paper can protect unique nature of sport (EU Observer July 2007)
- "The Europe of results". How the EU is leading the way in combatting climate change
- Better than its reputation? Europe's economic performance (Progress Magazine, June 2007)
- Food for thought: the importance of labelling (European Voice, May 2007)
- EU at 50: A reappraisal (Look Left, Oxford University Labour Club)
- Britain and the Constitution (EU Observer, April 2007)
- Meeting Morales and Bolvia's future (April 2007, an abridged version was printed in Tribune)
- A political miracle (Parliament Magazine, March 2007)
- Only Europe can safeguard our future (Yorkshire Post, 24 October)
- Drinking to Unity in Diversity 2006
- Breakthrough on comitology reform (EU Reporter, June 2006)
- In search of a level playing field (Yorkshire Post, May 2006)
- Feast for the few or food for the many? How to save European football (May 2006)
- A year of mixed results (GMB magazine, February 2006)
- Tory MEP foibles and squabbles (Tribune, February 2006)
- The constitution - where now? (The Guardian, January 2006)
- MEP's report for Yorkshire party members (Labour party publication, January 2006)
- New Year reflections (Parliament magazine, January 2006)
- A sceptical view of eurosceptics (EU Reporter, January 2006)
- An international issue (EU Reporter, January 2006)
- France holds the key (The Guardian, November 2005)
- Blair's counsel to Europe (The Guardian, October 2005)
- The cliché of premature demise (October 2005)
- Analysis of the German election results (September 2005)
- Where now for the constitution? (July 2005)
- Reflections on the no votes (June 2005)
- Why most trade unions say yes! (March 2005)
- European Socialists for the constitution (February 2005):
- Root and branch reform (January 2005)
- Europe: a business case (January 2005)
- Why eurosceptics should support the EU constitution (January 2005)
- Evaluating the European constitution (December 2004)
- A constitution for a social Europe (November 2004)
- Ratifying the EU constitution (October 2004):
- No blank cheque for Europe (September 2004)
- UKIP's unsavoury secrets (June 2004)
- A fanciful set of horrors (May 2004)
- The gravy plane (April 2004)
- Why European elections matter (Spring 2004)
- Review of the year (February 2004)
Sprout column
Richard is a columnist for the British satirical magazine The Sprout.
Guardian column
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