Of course. But you can separate the analysis from the recommendations. I'd guess you would more or less take this line:

The death of the European fast stream is "insane, insane", groans one top Eurocrat. A diplomat from another country calls its disappearance "great for the rest of us".

The fact that the UK is asleep at the wheel when it comes to the EU is great if you think that the UK will largely have a negative influence on European policy (e.g. follow the editorial line of the Economist). I sort of take the inverse view that a more engaged UK would also be a more sensible, less obstinate UK.