"UK will ultimately join the Euro" says Lord Heseltine - Polidicks

[B]Former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine has said he still expects the UK to eventually join the euro.[/B] The Conservative peer, one of his party's most pro-European figures, said the eurozone had real problems but he hoped it would survive as[B] its collapse would be "catastrophic" for the UK[/B] [B]All three of the largest Westminster parties have ruled out joining the euro in the foreseeable future.[/B] Prime Minister [B]David Cameron has faced opposition to his European policies within Conservative ranks[/B], with [B]more than 80 MPs defying the government [/B]and calling for a referendum on EU membership. [B]Many other backbenchers are calling on the PM to use the current financial instability, and talk of closer integration among countries using the single currency, to renegotiate the UK's relationship.[/B] As one of the party's most staunch pro-European voices, Lord Heseltine has argued that all UK prime ministers have found themselves presiding over a deeper relationship between the UK and Europe. Asked by the BBC's Politics Show if he still felt the UK would ultimately join the single currency, he replied: "[B]I think we will join the euro.[/B]" "I think the chances, and it is a balance, are that [B]the euro will survive[/B]. "They [B](Germany and France) have got a hell of a problem, let's be frank about that,[/B] but my guess is that they will find a way through "I hope they will because the downside for the British economy of the eurozone going under is catastrophic. [B]People have no idea of the scale of money British banks are owed by European banks.[/B]" [B]But UKIP leader Mr Farage said the installation of technocratic governments in Italy and Greece was bad for democracy[/B] and meant Europe institutions were even more remote from the people. "Those Mediterranean countries need to leave the eurozone," Mr Farage told the same BBC programme. "[B]Those countries are in the wrong currency. The whole thing is failing. It is going to break up."[/B] He suggested that t[B]he UK should model itself on Norway[/B] which - by remaining outside of the EU - had control over farming and fisheries policies and was not bound by policies on justice and home affairs. [B] The PM has said leaving the EU and negotiating trade agreements would leave the UK in the worst of all positions where it would still be bound by many EU rules but unable to influence its decisions.[/B] [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15810970[/URL]

oh fuck off lord Heseltine no one wants your crap

pound ftw god bless the queen

Lol why would you want to get in on something that is falling apart

yep let us change to a currency which is likely to collapse and is also worth less than the pound

fuck off I'm not paying £15 extra on £30 steam games

Suuure. If you say so, go back to the retirement home.

Euro coins are inferior to British coins anyway. They're all circles

But what's wrong with our precious pound with all the cool British stuff on?

[QUOTE=Thom12255;33357434]Euro coins are inferior to British coins anyway. They're all circles[/QUOTE] But since the one euro coin is more common than a 2 pound coin, we'd have even more chance to look at the 2 part coins and think "god, I could pop that fucker out". I've still not managed to do it, despite trying many times.

Someone just kill him before he fucks everything up. The UK is my escape country if some dumbfuck republican wins next year.

[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/New_British_Coinage_2008.jpg/389px-New_British_Coinage_2008.jpg[/IMG] Coolest currency, I'm diggin' that 2p with the Scottish royal standard

[QUOTE=Parker;33357382]pound ftw god bless the queen[/QUOTE] The Fascist Regime?

What we really should be thinking about is why a large percentage of the world economy is completely virtual and represents nothing tangible in the real world yet it is treated as such. 'Phantom money'/fiat money needs to be tackled head on and the banking cartel need to be laid to rest.

I hate pounds.

If we did ever swap currency (the chances of which are astronomically low) I'd like to have plastic notes. No more ripped notes.

[QUOTE=MrParalegal;33357520]I hate pounds.[/QUOTE] get used to it because the euro is getting pounded in the ass

Because the Euro is a very effeciently regulated currency thay has a host of strong, competent, and responsible nations within it. :v:

[QUOTE=Aman VII;33357387]Lol why would you want to get in on something that is falling apart[/QUOTE] Cause once it does, vital trade will be impossible and thus making the pound hardly useful to for trade within Europe. The euro can't fall. If it does, we're all going to be effected. If you know that, you will find that the future must be one with the euro around.

We really need to replace the house of lords with elected officials to prevent idiots like this guy from getting in.

[IMG]http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSpBCtrhk2F7I5A3FN9bxEx0UO1cMgt3BtW26QJqHRKE3DxNCukOA[/IMG] As say Lord Heseltine, so shall it be

[QUOTE=matt.ant;33357362]"They [B](Germany and France) have got a hell of a problem, let's be frank about that,[/B][/QUOTE] [quote]let's be frank about that[/quote] [quote][b]franc[/b][/quote] I see what you did there

[QUOTE=Charybdis;33357500][IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/New_British_Coinage_2008.jpg/389px-New_British_Coinage_2008.jpg[/IMG] Coolest currency, I'm diggin' that 2p with the Scottish royal standard[/QUOTE] How long has this design been around? I've never seen any coins like that.

Why change your currency to another that's shitty and on the verge of collapse?

After seeing the shit the Euro has been going through, no way in hell do I want the UK to start using it. Ever.

[QUOTE=Stockers678;33357509]The Fascist Regime?[/QUOTE] They made you a moron? Potential H-bomb?

[QUOTE=AzzyMaster;33357765]How long has this design been around? I've never seen any coins like that.[/QUOTE] They usually do something like that every year.

[QUOTE=AzzyMaster;33357765]How long has this design been around? I've never seen any coins like that.[/QUOTE] Think they're the new ones as of a year or so ago. I've seen all but the new pound coin, but never noticed that they made a pattern. Would be cool if you needed a pound's worth of change to make the whole symbol, but y'know.

Remember when we were paired with the Deutsche Mark and everything went to shit.

[QUOTE=glennman94;33357782]They made you a moron? Potential H-bomb?[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOOTKA0aGI0[/media] :v: