Thank God that England still has some semblance of free speech! Despite the extreme reservations of about 80% of those economists who dare to make their views known (including our own dear Chancellor of the Exchequer), Prime Minister Tony Blair has been making hysterical speech after speech about the desirability of our entering the Euro (because IMHO he wants a top role in the EC when he hands over his PM'ship to Gordon Brown in the next year or two). (And these vacuous speeches make no mention of any tangible economic advantages -- except that English tourists going to Europe will find it easier to buy holiday trinkets.)
He made another one last week, bouncing about in his pulpit like some early Methodist preacher. But Eddie George (he likes to be called Sir Edward and I'd enthusiastically address him so, were I to meet him), Governor of the Bank of England, chose a European venue yesterday to say that it would be risky. Thank goodness! While our future is still safe, I'll get on with the definitive history of the National Health Service now. Keith Hudson __________________________________________________________ �Writers used to write because they had something to say; now they write in order to discover if they have something to say.� John D. Barrow _________________________________________________ Keith Hudson, Bath, England; e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________
