Britain’s political earthquake will create aftershocks for the UK and Europe

Following the Conservative Party’s victory in the UK general election, David Cameron has pledged to renegotiate the country’s EU membership and put this deal to the British electorate as an ‘in/out’ referendum. Michael Emerson assesses some of the potential demands the UK government might make in a renegotiation. He writes that it is doubtful whether the concessions that could be gained at the EU level would be enough to satisfy Cameron’s party.