Europe

[Tellos Athenaios]

four five and six were deemed very difficult because we would be asking europe to do us a favour, but since Greece tanked the position is reversed and it will now be them asking us for a favour!

Not so fast. Or: I would not at all be surprised if the usual British attitude towards the EU would mean that his comfortable position is taken by Germany and France. Itching to flex their muscles a bit; those might very well snatch away this position from Cameron as he attempts to eat his cake and have it too.

And I for one would not be surprised if the big surveillance-fest known as UK (name a country that has closer government surveillance of its citizens within the EU; pretty please) will soon find those who are concerned about privacy wishing they had taken the EU a little more seriously... So far the best safeguard against overzealous abusive government fingering of your personal details and circumstances has not exactly been British watchdogs or parliament. Rather it has been the EU courts in Strasbourg and legislation from Brussels.