Politics Is A Highly Tribal Business.

If The Euro Zone Doesn't Come Up With A Comprehensive Vision Of Its Own Future, You'll Have A Whole Range Of Nationalist, Xenophobic And Extreme Movements Increasing Across The European Union. And, Frankly, Questions About The British Debate On Eu Membership Will Just Be A Small Sideshow Compared To The Rise Of Political Populism.

I Work In Lockstep, Hand In Glove, With The Prime Minister On These Issues, And As We Are Supportive To The Eurozone So They Can Sort Their Problems Out, In Return They Introduce Safeguards To Ensure Precisely What I Said: That The Single Market Is Not Fragmented And That Important Industries Like The Financial Services Industry Are Treated Fairly. Not Exceptional Treatment, But Are Just Simply Treated Fairly, On A Level Playing Field Within Europe.

Nothing Will Do More Damage To The Pro-european Movement Than Giving Room To The Suspicion That We Have Something To Hide, That We Do Not Have The “cojones” To Carry Our Argument To The People.

I Think It Is A Simple Statement Of Principle That In A Democracy You Should Make Your Mps Work Harder For Your Vote And Try And Get At Least Majority Support In Their Local Area, And That In A Nutshell Is What Av Does.

I Care More About Getting This Right [nhs Reform] Than I Do About Getting It Done.