Articles and commentaries covering subjects such as sleaze and corruption scandals in the European Commission; the Maastricht Treaty; privatisation in UK prisons and the introduction of private sector finance for the Channel Tunnel high speed rail link; appraisals of John Major's first year as Prime Minister; perceptions of Europe among the public in Newham; protests against regulations connected with the Common Fisheries Policy; Conservative Party funding and off-shore banking; and the European exchange rate mechanism (ERM).