Britain to vote for Euro?

Antipodean Andy · Nov 30, 2008

Britain thinking of joining euro | Business Breaking News | News.com.au

BRITAIN is considering joining the eurozone as a direct consequence of global financial turmoil, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said yesterday.
"We are now closer than ever before. I'm not going to break the confidentiality of certain conversations, but some British politicians have already told me: 'If we had the euro, we would have been better off','' Mr Barroso told a weekly French news programme, referring to the fall in the pound's value since markets and liquidity meltdown earlier this year.

"The British have an enormous quality, one of many, that is they are pragmatic,'' he said on the panel of a joint RTL-LCI radio and television broadcast.

"This crisis has emphasised the importance of the euro, and also of Britain,'' he added.

"I don't mean this will happen tomorrow, I know that the majority (of British people) are still opposed, but there is a period of consideration underway and the people which matter in Britain are currently thinking about it,'' the former Portuguese prime minister said.

Mr Barroso pointed to the case of Denmark, another EU state which has so far refused to accept the euro but is now planning another referendum on the single currency. The Danish voted against joining in 2000.
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Kyt · Nov 30, 2008

How is it that it is reported in Australia and yet we haven't heard anything about it?

Antipodean Andy · Nov 30, 2008

Well we are 10 hours ahead or something like that. Quit living in the past, man. :lol:

Adrian Roberts · Nov 30, 2008

Just take a second look at this paragraph:

" I know that the majority (of British people) are still opposed, but there is a period of consideration underway and the people which matter in Britain are currently thinking about it,'' the former Portuguese prime minister said.
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Scary or what! So "the people that matter" [in the mind of this European bureaucrat, i.e the anonymous bankers and civil servants] are going to ride roughshod over the wishes of the rest of us.

Sounds like precisely the reason we rejected the Euro in the first place.

CTNana · Nov 30, 2008

Adrian Roberts said: ↑

Just take a second look at this paragraph:

Scary or what! So "the people that matter" [in the mind of this European bureaucrat, i.e the anonymous bankers and civil servants] are going to ride roughshod over the wishes of the rest of us.

Sounds like precisely the reason we rejected the Euro in the first place.
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You took the words right out of my mouth Adrian.

The arrogance of politicians never ceases to amaze me!!

Kyt · Nov 30, 2008

Adrian Roberts said: ↑

Just take a second look at this paragraph:

Scary or what! So "the people that matter" [in the mind of this European bureaucrat, i.e the anonymous bankers and civil servants] are going to ride roughshod over the wishes of the rest of us.

Sounds like precisely the reason we rejected the Euro in the first place.
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Since when has that ever been an issue for them before? ID cards? Bailing out the banks? Civil liberties? etc etc etc

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