Gaddafi's Death?

Even if Gaddafi is not yet dead and the body that looks awfully like him is just a lookalike Cameron deserves a huge round of applause for having virtually single handedly persuaded the Americans and the UN to support the Libyan rebels. Cameron's actions showed a bravery of which the rest of his countrymen can be proud. Another situation has arisen which requires equal bravery from Cameron. It involves the EU. First he must not impose a 3 line whip on Conservative MPs to vote on Monday against the motion calling for an EU Referendum. The motion is only declaratory and allowing a free vote will confirm to a lot of people in the country that this government is there for them and not for an elite clique who believe they know best. It was of course Labour (Douglas Jay) who always thought the man in Whitehall knew best, which history demonstrates is so not true - look for example at Churchill's fight on rearmament before the war. Cameron cannot afford to be seen as part of an elitist clique and this needs to be made clear for the sake of the country, the party and his government. Secondly it must also be made clear to France and Germany that we will not put up with a block vote from the eurozone countries and that whether that is the case or not we need to renegotiate our terms of engagement with the EU if we are not going to resile from it altogether. I will not hide from you my desire that we should leave this uncompetitive, inward looking and outdated venture which is the EU. It holds us back from growth through socialist type regulation and taxation. I realise that leaving may not be on the cards quite yet though but a wonderful opportunity has arisen to renegotiate our status to something similar to the Swiss status. We must grasp this opportunity with both hands, however unwelcome it may be for the rest of the EU at this time. To fail to do so is to fail the country. Hence the reason for saying that Cameron needs to be brave in the face of the deep unpopularity he will generate from the the rest of the EU when he demands renegotiation.