Ireland may require a referendum as part of Europe’s plans for fiscal union

Cameron the cricketer has hooked Merkel's swinging bouncers for six and smashed Sarkozy's little googlies past his short-leg to the boundary. Well, played Sir.

To be honest Dano they are frightening times.How do you tell employees who 5 years ago borrowed half a million to buy a house and now have young kids that if this crap doesn't end soon their life's are going to come crashing down?Luckily I use thick-skinned Georgie as a whipping boy for the failings of the economy.I don't know what I would do if he starting talking sense.

Sirpete - I agree. It could also break his coalition, but that could also give him a majority if he calls an election - and maybe the Scots will want to cut and run. Interesting times ahead...

All The English want is The Front Seat ~

Go fu*k yourself Georgie Boy.I'll give you spineless.You don't know what you are talking about as usual.An isolated Britain outside a new treaty will cause huge problems for the British Government. High stakes poker for a two speed Europe. If this stops the Huns from trying to kill us all yet again somehow then David Cameron is going to have to be a bit more flexible.You do know that financial service regulations are decided by the system of qualified majority voting in which Britain does not have a veto. Britain can form a "blocking minority" at the moment to stop harmful legislation.But this will shrink as more countries join the euro. This is a sop to his little Englander backbenchers and the City and nothing else.

I admire Cameron for standing up for his country. The spineless servile Irish will just say : "How high, monsieur?" when Sarkozy tells them to jump.