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These articles have been published in recent newspapers, magazines, websites or journals, or have been submitted and are awaiting publication.

• Time is right to establish ban on seal trade in EU (February 2009)
• Platini's wage cap could rebalance football (Comment Is Free, Guardian, February 2009)
• Confusion reigns at Immingham but protectionism is not the answer (February 2009)
• Ireland has a dimplomatic victory but the real winner is Europe (EU Obsever, December 2008)
• Failed free market dogma cannot solve the financial crisis (Yorkshire Post, October 2008)
• Cameron's Tories still clueless on Europe (Comment Is Free, Guardian, October 2008)
• What does the Ossetia crisis mean for self-determination in Europe? (EU Observer October 2008)
• Twenty years after Delors the future for social Europe (Comment Is Free, Guardian, September 2008)
• Miliband was right: the EU is a crucial 'motor' for progressive politics (Progress, August 2008)
• The impressive revolution of parliamentary reform (EU Observer, July 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):
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• 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):
  • House magazine version
  • Leeds Student version
• 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.

• Sprout column 1 (March 2005)
• Sprout column 2 (April 2005)
• Sprout column 3 (May 2005)
• Sprout column 4 (June 2005)
• Sprout column 5 (July 2005)
• Sprout column 6 (October 2005)
• Sprout column 7 (November 2005)
• Sprout column 8 (January 2006)
• Sprout column 9 (February 2006)
  
• View The Sprout webpage

Guardian column

Richard was a columnist for the Guardian in the run-up to the 2004 European elections. Read the archived columns here:

• Blogging for Labour (10 May 2004)
• The Conservatives have a constitution (13 May 2004)
• Euro visions (18 May 2004)
• From pillar to post (24 May 2004)
• A vote for UKIP is a wasted vote (1 June 2004)
• The legacy of D-day (8 June 2004)
• Lessons learned (16 June 2004)