I must take leave to differ with Laughland's verbiage concerning euro. What does make a difference if Greece or Ireland drop out from euro zone? Nothing , it won't affect euro at all. Even if all countries except France, Italy and Germany abandon euro still it will be more reliable than British Pound and American Dollar . Both currencies are bounded to highly crippled economies suffering huge public and external debts. Just to mention, UK has got external debt bigger than Germany, France and Italy together. Furthemore, it has no reserves, current account balance in minus, industry growth 0% thus where does British Pound or USD stability come form ? Laughland's opinion doesn't maintain any reasonable proofs, mere guesswork without any evidence.

John Laughland is correct. The intention of the whole euro project is to create a Soviet style bloc with Nazi roots. The lack of accountability and democracy is one massive clue-the contempt for the little business and the individual is another. Heath hated Laughland so John is a lucid hero!

I must say I do enjoy watching the antics in the EUSSR. For me, as a Russian, the EUSSR is the best present ever. It has made Russia stronger and stronger and itself weaker and weaker. It has taken over many sponger nations, and put them directly on their books, and it has boosted our foreign reserves faster than imagineable. In the end, of course it will fall apart, it will split into the capable independent nations of old Europe and the dependents who will form a reduced EUSSR to provide some economic critical mass. This, all in all will be a good thing, because the likes of Germany will be able to develop themselves faster and better, without the stone around their necks of the sponger nations.