Brian Monteith: Salmond’s Kryptonite is his almighty over-confidence
The No campaign must not put the boot into the First Minister. They must tease him instead.
The No campaign must not put the boot into the First Minister. They must tease him instead.
“Here I stand; I can do no other. God help me.”
Would the Conservatives survive an EU In/Out Referendum in one piece?
If he wants Britain to stay in, he needs a programme which can both address concerns here and win support abroad.
Unsurprisingly, they disagree.
The man with a track record of shaking up the status quo is Martin Callanan.
Cameron wants to stay In. So he’s warning Britain that Britain may pull Out. The lesson of this week is that this gambit may not succeed.
If the renegotiation of our EU membership delivers nothing of substance then Mr Cameron will not claim that it has.
But…
Plus: Bad Suarez. Useless Obama. Kinnock, the new Miliband. And: Make the most of your mother while you still have time.
We get in our bid to be nice about him before rather than after he’s fired.
The logic of Cameron’s position is that if the EU won’t reform he will support an Out vote in 2017.
The Prime Minister’s plan to keep Britain in the EU stands a better chance of working than theirs.
Were the Conservatives still in the EPP, Cameron could have blocked Juncker by now.
It is a very large olive branch indeed for the Right of the Party – which he needs to keep onside for his EU renegotiation plans.