The replies are very interesting, and with due reverence to the Mighty Lord of Kent, I respectfully disagree!

The Bald Eagle, is this fellow an Amurican?, is, from the beginning of time, opposed to anything that belittles US World Domination by the recently SELECTED Emperor, Georgio the Turd, Coke Dealer, failed assassin/coward and idiot.

The 'NO Euro' views I read, a vast majority, see the BBC Forum, present all kinds of reasons, some good others sillier than a Pig at Ascot!

Few see the obvious up front advantage that traveling and Business in the Market will be easier thus impoving the prosperity of all. These are the same kind of British People who put us on the Frontier of Science, Technology and Economy when Britain was still Great. Again, the nay saying 'dog in the manger' mentality is drowning that point of view. I note with great sorrow the story of the Morris Motor Co, and how it both produced world beating Cars yet was destroyed by such jealousies.

Anti Euro case is always made upon hidden results, if you join 'the following bad things will happen including death by Mc Donalds generic food malnutrition' insert your value here. As if we are not able to figure it out for ourselves! Read my horrid English, I CAN THINK, READ THE NEWS for myself... and thank you for your concern.

Our Islands are very well able to decide this one based upon A letting Ireland try it out, and B if that works well making the decision, allbeit with certain reservations that protect the Pound until we are absolutely certain we will gain from the adoption.

NOT.

Reading Robert Schumans writings enables me to see something else here, I agree with Winston Churchill 100%, this is about Economy NOT Politics. It never was and tell you what, it never will be! If as the Amurican Euroscetpics argue our European Community did begin to meddle with Nationalities, diminsh our diverse and beautiful Cultures, then truely it has failed. Schuman's opinion, not mine. Accordingly the EU should be closed down, abolished, deleted etc and the weak economies ought to have their poulations comit suicide giving their land and property to the millions of Amuricans waiting at Gatwick in cheap hotels, smoking Pot, having sex parties, drinking weak Murican Beer, and posting Murican Propaganda on the Internet.

Seriously, the UK as a satelite of the USA scares, -Muricanism here- the freaking bejeebers out of me! Imagine thousands of Ladinos after they have reduced the US west coast to 3rd world poverty arriving at British Ports in 747s. Imagine them taking your jobs, living by the dozen in one room flats ALL OVER the Uk and Ireland. Imagine the reality of suddenly realizing that the photos overcompensate for color, these people are darker shade of brown! How would you cope? Are your ready to eat Tacos, drink Toquilla, eat Magic Mushrooms, snort Cocaine, kill your family with a Machette? If so then go with the wise, caring, concerned and pervasive Amurican, Uncle soft Voice Sam = SNAKE in yer head!

The Pound as a lone currency, the Commonwealth etc Sorry I am so sceptical it hurts! Who remembers the background of the Irish War of independance? Who remembers that the Commonwealth could have done the right thing and didn't. Who remebers that during the Potatoe Famine the most concerned international agency was a Native American Nation! Who can figure out where Britain begun the slide from The British Empire to the lowly UK?

Rather here is what I see, the Anti Euro camp wins, the UK continues to wobble toward the bottom as a world economy and Good Ole Uncle Sam =snake in yer head, comes to the rescue and the Pound is tied to the Dollar, yup Britain finaly and sadly again enslaved for the first time in nearly 2000 years. Tacos made in Texas from low quality Maize becomes the only food available to British people while the fine grade British grain is annexed and shipped back the the US to feed the ever increasing population of life prolonged retiree's who also conume 99.999999% percent of the world's most vaulable resources. You may eat generic Soy Beef Burgers at Mc Donalds in Worthing, the Murican Citizen in Mc Donlands Washington eats grade one Irish Beef, and guess what, he pays LESS for it!

Instead, I would vote for Europe not America, because in Europe I am by law and right a Citizen of the Continental Community. BUT In America I would be just another resident Alien. In Europe I can be a proud Briton, but in America just another member of the dwindling minority of fair skinned people, called Gringos. In Europe I could continue to expand Enterprise and create job, instead of in the USA having to apologise to the Bank Business Associate for NOT letting her come into my premisses - since her boy friend is a petty thief.

The Euro it is not just about Economics, but economics constitute the bulk of it's benefits.

I say without any reservation or doubt that we the British should join the Euro. Vote or no, I will support it, and if it is rejected, move into the Euro zone to reap the benefits which the US Dollar can now no longer offer.

Have a Nice time, Happy Hannukah, Merry Christmas

Old Muddie member ... now too creaky to sing or pick