> Everyone else in the EU is pretty much convinced that the UK is just trying to eat the cake and have it. Considering that the UK is the fourth-largest contri

> Everyone else in the EU is pretty much convinced that the UK is just trying to eat the cake and have it. Considering that the UK is the fourth-largest contributor to the EU budget, paying more than we get back, and haven't benefited from the Euro in the way that eg. Germany has, I would say that we're giving you plenty of cake. There's no reason the EU has to be an all-or-nothing affair; there are plenty of other countries that have opted out of the Euro as well, and frankly with the chaos over Greece which has been heavily caused by their uncompetitiveness in a shared currency, I don't think you're in a great position to criticise that decision.