Both Britain and the EU Would Be Happier if They got Divorced
Some people just can\u2019t bring themselves to acknowledge that a relationship is over. Finished. Unsalvageable. David Cameron, for instance. His long awaited speech on Europe has been one big exercise in denial. Yes, we should stay married to Europe, he says, because we can now renegotiate our wedding vows and get the EU to do things our way. Who is he kidding? If it were so easy to pick \u2018n mix what we want from Brussels, wolfing down all the soft-centred goodies and rejecting the nutty ones, wouldn\u2019t every member state do the same? That would be a certain recipe for a 27-speed Europe and why on earth would Brussels agree to that? After the euro crisis, Brussels is hell-bent on tightening the rules not loosening them. So once you discard the new wrapper Cameron is trying to put around a thorny old problem, the reality re-emerges in all its starkness: we can\u2019t live under the old rules \u2013 Cameron himself is clear about that \u2013 and the new rules will entail an even greater loss of sovereignty. So time for...\n\u2014\nWe\u2019d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be.\xa0\nSend us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2.\xa0\nAnd if you\u2019d like to support our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations, as well as ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content, early access and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared..\nJust visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices