Life Is Full Of Surprises.

Fifty Years From Now Britain Will Still Be The Country Of Long Shadows On County Grounds, Warm Beer, Invincible Green Suburbs, Dog Lovers And Pools Fillers And - As George Orwell Said - “old Maids Bicycling To Holy Communion Through The Morning Mist” And If We Get Our Way - Shakespeare Still Read Even In School.

I Will Turn Directly To The Asylum Bill Later.

Give The Germans Five Deutschmarks And They Will Save It. But Give The British £5 And They Will Borrow £25 And Spend It.

Disunity Costs Votes.

I Think It's Extremely Unlikely That The European Union Will Fracture With Nations Dropping Off The Edge.