The longest journey starts with a single step

It would be churlish not to congratulate David Cameron for refusing to agree to yet another power grab by the European elite.  It may have been dressed up as another attempt to stabilise the euro but as they say; "there are no problems only opportunities".  This was an opportunity for the european elite to divest the UK of both sovereign powers to control our own currency and of a large amount of that currency.  It was an opportunity that we and in particular Mr Cameron could not afford to accept.

For having the courage to say no, we should offer our congratulations to David Cameron but even more so to all those rebel Conservative MPs who just a couple of weeks ago voted in favour of a referendum on our EU membership.  They more than anyone deserve our thanks for helping Mr Cameron discover that courage.

We should however be in no doubt that this is just one step on a journey which will take many years and much courage to complete.  On the question of Europe can I remind you that...

We are still members of that corrupt and undemocratic organisation known as the European Union, we still squander billions of pounds every year on policies and projects of dubious merit and lavish generous salaries and benefits on European bureaucrats, who so inefficiently implement them. 

The euro is still not stabilised and consequently still poses a huge risk to this country.  The other EU countries have agreed only to try and draft and sign up to a new treaty by March 2012.  I doubt the markets will give them that long.  Even if they get that far, I doubt if all 26 will end up signing the treaty.

The problems of Europe and the euro are still very much with us; but we have at long last taken a single step in the right direction.

Best Wishes,
Will