George Lyon MEP: Articles

Lady Ashton: mistaking quiet diplomacy for silence

Written by George Lyon and published in the Guardian on Mon 19th Jul 2010

Quiet diplomacy, it is said, helped to win the Cold War. By gently manoeuvring behind the scenes, diplomats were able to bring the Soviet Union and the United States back from the brink of nuclear conflict towards détente, and eventually peace.

Standing up for Scotland, one year on

Written by George Lyon on Fri 4th Jun 2010

One year ago today, people across Scotland were going to the polls in the European elections.

Principled McMillan-Scott Exposes Cameron

Written by George Lyon MEP and published in Stephen's Linlithgow Journal on Sat 13th Mar 2010

If ever you needed proof that David Cameron is not fit to lead Britain, then today we got it in the principled defection of former Tory MEP Edward McMillan Scott to the Liberal Democrats.

Copenhagen Blog - COP15 turns into cop out by world leaders

Written by George Lyon and published in the Steamie blog on Fri 18th Dec 2009

What was heralded as the last chance to save the planet has become a rushed attempt by world leaders to save face.

Copenhagen Blog - Face saving, not planet saving agreement

Written by George Lyon and published in the Steamie blog on Fri 18th Dec 2009

As talks in Copenhagen continue this evening, at least for the moment, spirits are rather low.

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