The Irish people were given a choice with no real downside - except perhaps the status quo - and no real upside either. Nanne spoke of the EU progressing by bay steps. It is time for the Baby to grow up and make some major decisions about future direction - and that will mean hard choices with real down and upsides attached to them. "It's a mystery to me - the game commences, For the usual fee - plus expenses, Confidential information - it's in my diary..."
I am increasingly of the view that the era of "eurofudges" may be over and that the time has come for a much simpler and clearer statement of where the EU is going, and how it is to be governed.
Is this a bad thing?
Who knows - if the statement were clear enough and positive enough, people might even vote for it.
I mean, you're in the Euro and you're not in Schengen only because of the open border agreement with the UK. When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
