Positive Action

There's been a lot of journalists in recent days that have jumped upon Cameron's ditching of his promise of a Lisbon Treaty referendum to proclaim that the 'eurosceptic' movement is moreorless dead, that after the 'victory' over the single currency it shut up shop, its best left for other causes, and now it is stuck on 'repeat'. No vision, no ideas.

And you have to say - given the relative ease with which they've managed to repackage the Constitution and tell the people of Europe it's ice cream - it's probably true.

Personally, I think the argument against British membership of the EU is always going to be a negative one, because more than anything it is a restriction on our ability to govern ourselves. What we do once we've left is fairly irrelevant. That's up to the political parties. The argument against EU membership is nothing if not one of patriotic principle.

But, Dr Lee Rotherham has written a book which wonders what this country would be like in ten years time if we left the EU now. What's more, if you're quick enough, you can get a free copy!

Fair play to Dr Rotherham for this positive move.