The debate about Europe in advance of next month’s referendum is hardly an edifying spectacle. What should be an informed, intelligent discussion about the future of Britain and Europe has sadly degenerated into a silly shouting match led by a group of public school boys scoring points off each other.
I hope, probably in vain, that over the final weeks of the campaign we might rediscover the vision that led to the creation of the European Union: the desire that we might set previous conflicts behind us and move forward together in the interest of the common good.