| Topic: | Re:The Germans and the French | |
| Posted by: | Colin Jordan | |
| Date/Time: | 12/12/11 14:03:00 |
| '"Only 19 per cent think he was wrong to do so." and time will tell if those 19% were right or wrong.' I think this is one of the most important elements in this matter, Steve. David Cameron's critics portray the rest of Europe as some vast, united monolith moving steadily towards a sunlit future of accord and prosperity. Nothing could be further from the truth, of course. The Eurozone is in a shambles, and if it starts to fall apart, the UK may well be seen as the only safe haven within a chaotic EU. The results of Mr. Cameron's decision will not become apparent for some time yet, and to that extent he was taking a gamble. I'm not sure what the alternative was, but Labour would have criticized Cameron whatever he did, because that is their default position, and they have the luxury of not having to explain what they would have done. Nick Clegg, as usual, swings in the political wind - at the weekend he agreed, but now, after rumblings from his backbenchers, he disagrees. I think Cameron's position took some courage, and I hope it will pay off in the future, but for all their bluster, his political opponents have no more idea of how it will turn out than the rest of us do. |