Doing less to do more: A new focus for the EU

Doing less to do more: A new focus for the EU

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Nick Clegg

Written by Nick Clegg, 01 September 2000

There is a commonly held misconception that the design of constitutions and governments is shaped by logic. It is often forgotten that accident, coincidence and personalities play as great a role in the formation of our political landscape as do the underlying forces of reason or common sense. There is nothing perfect or immutable about the political environment we inhabit. It can always be improved.