Reluctant European – A history of Britain’s fractious relationship with Europe

Former diplomat Sir Stephen Wall has written a brief but penetrating study of this country and the European institutions. The Reluctant European of the title is the UK, not Wall himself although he is a passionate Remainer. He has written previous books on the subject A Stranger In Europe Britain and the EU from Thatcher to Blair and The Official History of Britain and the European Community, 1963-1975, published in July 2012.