Editorial: At last, a sign of life from the Europhiles The launch of a pro-EU campaign is, then, to be unreservedly welcomed. Even more so as it counts among its backers both Tory and Liberal Democrat cabinet ministers (Ken Clarke and Danny Alexander) and a Labour heavyweight (Peter Mandelson). It can only be hoped that the Centre for British Influence in Europe will prove more fleet of foot than its clunky name suggests. The case for Britain remaining in Europe is overwhelming. It is time to wrest back the airwaves of public debate.