Party politics aside ... how about getting back to the MAIN topic of this thread, i.e., the £2.1 bn surcharge 's now being asked to stump up (over and above the £8.6 billion disbursed annually in EU membership fees) all because it has fared better than other Member States since 1995. And as with ANY joint enterprise ... ... it's hardly what could be called an incentive for the UK maintaining its position as the 'BIG player' ... while rebates are handed out willy nilly to those team members who consistently fail to match up by virtue of *their much poorer performance ratings.

Rewarded for slackness in *their case ... it's just !

Hopefully, Cameron will stick to his guns ... by telling the EU Commissioners to take a run and !