I heard of the Prime Minister’s use of the veto with relief.
Conformity – such a tempting human weakness - is not the answer for our country.
Condemned to the euro straightjacket, the other EU countries will face years of austerity as they try and surely fail to meet greater fiscal control, governance and oversight of their budgets.
Had David Cameron signed on Friday, our financial services would have been placed at even more risk than they are already.
London is the financial centre of the world and that’s the way we want it to remain.
Envious eyes glare at us from Germany and France.
Of course, the doom-mongers say that we are now snubbed, isolated and cast into outer darkness.
However, I would predict that the eurozone will collapse long before we are cast anywhere.
This new treaty has only prolonged its agony.
Certainly the rating agencies, who rank our credit-worthiness, are warning that the whole of Europe is due for a downgrade.
I predict that demands for referenda will grow among EU members when they realise fully what their politicians have signed them up to.
Civil disorder, already seen in Greece, Italy and Spain, could become commonplace.
It’s a grim situation, offering little hope for countries with large debts.
David Cameron’s line in the sand must not be crossed.
And, I suspect, as an angry Europe turns its regulatory gun on us, we will have to say ‘no’ more often.
This will lead to repatriating powers and of course our own referendum, which all parties promised at the last election.
There’s no doubt we must trade with Europe, just not be ruled by Europe.
It really is as simple as that.
It’s a matter of common sense and with the majority of the country behind the Prime Minister there is now a chance we can get ‘our country back’ – something I told you I’d fight for if elected.
We’re getting there.