Testing times for Mr Brown (TT Sept02 p35-36)

The euro issue cannot be avoided forever. At some stage soon the government will have to take a decision as to whether to proceed to a referendum on UK entry to EMU during the course of this Parliament. To date, options have been kept open and a definitive decision, one way or the other, avoided. The UK remains outside but can still be judged a ‘pre-in’ where that suits.