Good news from Greece

I don't like to lead people on so be aware that this really isn't exactly about Greece.

I was just pondering what we have learnt from the most recent episode of the Greek Debt Saga.

For me, two things.

Firstly, we now know that the European Union can focus and spend all sorts of time and overtime seeking a solution to a problem.

Secondly, it is entirely possible, or at least the Euro leaders believe, to pass complex legislation in a couple of days.

So,,,,,,,,,,

If we take it for granted that the Greek 'can' has been kicked down the road for a few weeks, could we now maybe think about the UK?

How about, David Cameron and the rest of the EU leaders, hunkering down in Brussels for a long weekend and thrashing out the terms of Britain's continued membership of the European Union?  Many of the issues are really of the Yes or No variety so they shouldn't be too difficult to address.  Country leaders can come prepared having consulted and then say whether they accept or deny the UK position.  Then the list of the UK positions  can be published showing which have and have not been accepted.  Might not even require any 17 hour sessions.

Then, over to Westminster.  A simple question and something about the date and the voting arrangements - I doubt it would cover more than a page.  There would need to be something that says, if the outcome ifs for the UK leaving, then this would occur within 12 months of the date of the referendum.   Then debate, Second Reading, Committee Stage and Third Reading, then to the Lords and through there, quickly.  Both Houses of Parliament sitting continuously and hey presto, we have a bill.  Then fly it up to Balmoral and get the monarch's signature and off we go.

4 weeks for the campaign and then the referendum.  

It should be simple really, though politicians will try to complicate it.  They will say that this requires reasoned debate and so on but in reality, it is 'we the people' that need to debate, not politicians.  They just need to get us the ballot paper and have clarity on what we are voting for or against.

Over to you, David Cameron!