Jeremy Black responds to John O’Sullivan
Of course, American pressure on Europe is ongoing, but it’s not just on the specific issue of Britain going into the European Union in a more integrated fashion. It’s also, for example, the vision of Europe that the Americans have. Look at the pressure that the Americans are putting on for Turkey to come into the European Union. I fear and feel that the vision of Europe that United States policymakers have is a Europe that would certainly not serve European interests. It wouldn’t serve American interests; it wouldn’t serve British interests; and it’s based on short-term instrumental factors.
Herb London responds to John O’Sullivan
There is some historical force moving in our direction, and that is the failure of the euro. Should that happen, should the currencies return to their national origins, it may very well be that this is the first sign of the breakup of the European Union, and we will see a very different kind of Europe. The signs of it are clear. The events that took place in Cyprus, what is happening in Greece, even the Italians are very much concerned about it. And the Germans in the last election—notwithstanding Merkel’s victory—clearly suggest that there’s great concern about a very successful businessman in Hamburg who’s paying for some worker in Palermo.
David Pryce-Jones responds to Keith Windschuttle
What Keith has touched on is something very important, which is the