So parliament gets to debate Europe. The Euro’s in meltdown. Eurozone politicians are in disarray. Tory Eurosceptics are now arguing for greater Euroland integration (albeit to facilitate a UK get-out) at the same time as euroscepticism is increasing across Europe, even in the most pro-european states. We could certainly use a debate on the future of Europe. However, a referendum, even if it does give three options, would focus debate not on how Europe needs to change, but on how Britain has been failed by the EU as it is now. That’s not the debate we need. It’s time we had a debate between left and right. Continue reading →