The analogy with our US relationship is misplaced. First, we never became part of the USA, we have simply been a subservient ally. So we've had no input into US decision-making, and we're v… (View Post)

That is the trade off, obviously. I'd like to see a lot more decentralisation and local autonomy, for sure. But the UK is too small to be an effective foreign policy or defence player on its own… (View Post)

Personally I'd join both. I guess the point is that we had a bespoke deal that appeared to offer us some positives of membership while keeping a degree of distance as a sop to eurosceptic opinio… (View Post)

Another smart French move was choosing to be a leading member of the EU, while we refused to join, then when we did join exempted ourselves from the most useful bits like Schengen and the Euro, and t… (View Post)

I can't see past the whole painting over the murals thing. That and the Richard Desmond thing. (View Post)