He has said that Britain would do better to join the North American Free Trade Association than to take up with EMU; but what is the point of that? After all, both economically and politically, the UK has much stronger ties with Europe.
Tony Blair is evidencing a greater sense of reality when he holds that his country’s future lies in the heart of Europe. The question is, however: is he talking about the next few years or about the distant future? The British are hesitant about European integration, as they have always been.