Perhaps Gordon Brown should agree to end the rebate to appease Jacques Chirac. In exchange, a Common Mining Policy will be established. Britain will get £3bn a year to re-open its coal mines and re-employ the miners, despite the fact this is a proven inefficient industry and will drain a large portion of EU finances to a small percentage of its population. Or maybe a Common MG Rover Policy, where the car manufacturer would be paid to produce cars that are then left in car mountains. While we're at it, why not a Common Steel Policy? Anything to maintain some antiquated inefficient sectors of UK industry, rather than looking towards solutions for the future.

Sounds stupid? That's pretty much what CAP is. 42% of the EU finances are spent through CAP on 5% of its population employed in agriculture.