I'd have more sympathy if you'd said that we join international organisations in a moment of neediness, despite being opposed to their ultimate aims, then are surprised when it blows up in … (View Post)

All politicians break their word. Yes Minister made a distinction between a political promise and a real promise. Cameron broke his word just as much as Johnson did, for example saying he wouldn'… (View Post)

... and, more importantly, a monumentally incompetent Chancellor and Prime Minister, many of whose screwups we're still dealing with. (View Post)

Then the Conservatives might discover their europhilia and Labour its euro-scepticism. And everybody would go back to wearing flares and listening to prog rock and punk. (View Post)

No, the main problem with that is that the EU is the EU. If it starts giving up powers, there is a danger that people will realise how pointless it is. You can't justify five Presidents, a large… (View Post)