Petr: if the EU were merely a trading group, I'd have no problem with their entry - in fact, the more the merrier. But it ain't. As things stand now, Greeks, French, Irish, Dutch, Germans, Spanish and Uncle Tom Cobbleigh and all have a say in the running of the UK. That's bad enough, but I don't want even more non-UKians having their say as well.

You might argue, of course, that the UK has an influence on the running of GFIDGS and UTC and all, so there's a quid for the pro quo. But I've not the slightest desire to tell the rest of the world how to go about its business; unfortunately the EU does not adopt the complementary attitude to the UK.

McGrath: aren't you being just a leetle disingenuous in saying that you don't mind losing the pound? Adopting the euro is giving away control of the economy - that's what matters.