The strange silence over Brexit / The UK’s general election: a fundamental change to UK/EU relations? / Where is the British Election Taking Europe?

Despite the historic nature of a Brexit referendum, it has been worryingly absent during the 2015 general election campagn. Serious discussion in the press is almost non-existent.

Other related sources discuss the discussion (or lack of it) on EU issues during the 2015 UK general election campaign.

For example Steve Peers writes in his EU Law Analysis Blog: 'The result of the current British election campaign could be crucial for the future of the UK’s relations with the European Union. Every UK-wide election party which is likely to win seats in the election has now released its election manifesto, namely: the Conservatives; Labour; Liberal Democrats; UKIP; and the Greens. It’s therefore a good time to examine what the parties are saying about the EU, and what the various post-election scenarios would mean for the UK’s relations with the EU'.

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ESO: Background information: To Brexit or not to Brexit http://www.europeansources.info/record/video-to-brexit-or-not-to-brexit/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: United Kingdom general election, 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/united-kingdom-general-election-2015/

The Conversation, 09.04.15: When it comes to Europe, the main parties are singing from the same sceptic hymn sheet http://theconversation.com/when-it-comes-to-europe-the-main-parties-are-singing-from-the-same-sceptic-hymn-sheet-39898

Euro|Topics: Who's saying what: A close race in the UK http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/debatten/links-2015-04-uk/

EurActiv, 14.04.15: Labour launches manifesto, with promise to stand up for Britain in Europe http://www.euractiv.com/sections/elections/labour-launches-manifesto-promise-stand-britains-interests-europe-313738

EurActiv, 15.04.15: Eyeing kingmaker role, Britain's Liberal Democrats pitch manifesto http://www.euractiv.com/sections/uk-europe/eyeing-kingmaker-role-britains-liberal-democrats-pitch-manifesto-313793

The Conversation, 14.04.15: Manifesto Check: Green Party has no clear vision on the EU http://theconversation.com/manifesto-check-green-party-has-no-clear-vision-on-the-eu-40193

Blog: Open Europe, 14.04.15: Conservative manifesto reaffirms In/Out EU referendum but is it light on the specifics of renegotiation? http://openeurope.org.uk/blog/conservative-manifesto-reaffirms-inout-eu-referendum-but-is-light-on-the-specifics-of-renegotiation/

Blog: Open Europe, 13.04.15: Are Labour’s EU reform plans credible without a referendum? http://openeurope.org.uk/blog/are-labours-eu-reform-plans-credible-without-a-referendum/

Blog: EU Law Analysis, 15.04.15: The UK's general election: a fundamental change to UK/EU relations? http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/the-uks-general-election-fundamental.html

Social Europe Journal, 15.04.15: The UK’s May Election Could Prelude More Than Just #Brexit http://www.socialeurope.eu/2015/04/uks-may-election-prelude-just-brexit/

Blog: Andrew Duff - On Governing Europe, 15.04.15: Where is the British Election Taking Europe? http://andrewduff.blogactiv.eu/2015/04/15/where-is-the-british-election-taking-europe/?utm_source=EurActiv+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c984d1afad-Bmail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bab5f0ea4e-c984d1afad-245491397

EUObserver, 17.04.15: [Analysis]: UK election: Don't expect candour on the Brexit debate https://euobserver.com/news/128351

EurActiv, 16.04.15: Conservatives lay out EU promises in manifesto http://www.euractiv.com/sections/uk-europe/conservatives-lay-out-eu-promises-manifesto-313839

Financial Times, 16.04.15: Ukip still dreaming of British Empire (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE161658-Ukip-still-dreaming-of-British-Empire

Blog: Open Europe, 15.04.15: Lib Dem and UKIP manifestos – could either party agree to support the Tories’ EU referendum? http://openeurope.org.uk/blog/lib-dem-and-ukip-manifestos-could-either-party-agree-to-support-the-tories-eu-referendum/

EurActiv, 21.04.15: SNP manifesto: Pro-EU and no new independence vote http://www.euractiv.com/sections/uk-europe/snp-manifesto-pro-eu-and-no-new-independence-vote-313933

EUObserver, 20.04.15: [Opinion]: Why the EU needs Britain as much as Britain needs the EU https://euobserver.com/opinion/128369

The Economist, 25.04.15: Charlemagne. British cooks, European soup http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21649474-general-election-may-7th-could-decide-britains-place-europe-british-cooks-european-soup

Blog: Open Europe, 24.04.15: The General Election that could define the UK’s membership of the EU http://openeurope.org.uk/blog/the-general-election-that-could-define-the-uks-membership-of-the-eu/

EUObserver, 30.04.15: Scottish Nationalists poised to hold balance of power at UK elections https://euobserver.com/news/128525

The Conversation, 01.05.15: Why a ‘Brexit’ won’t be as easy as UKIP makes out https://theconversation.com/why-a-brexit-wont-be-as-easy-as-ukip-makes-out-40502

BBC News, 03.05.15: Cameron pledge as election battle focuses on EU poll http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32574417

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 05.05.15: Why the UK will still be talking about a Brexit at the end of the next parliament http://bit.ly/1JmAD0z

EUObserver, 04.05.15: UK elections: parties haggle over EU referendum https://euobserver.com/news/128552

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