Debate on the Referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union

"Don't play the person,play the ball"

The EU Referendum is scheduled for 23 June 2016. Quite naturally,there is much debate on both sides of the argument to stay in or out of Europe.

There are those who say that Prime Minister Cameron has done the whole of Europe an invaluable service by forcing the European Union to forgo a "political union," seen by some as the grand delusion of Germany's European policy. 

Who says it will stop Poland or Hungary organising their own Referendum at some later date?

Who says that the French, the major partner with Germany are themselves fully satisfied with Europe?

The state of public opinion from France to Finland,mainstream politicians are eyeing the rise of nationalism and Euro scepticism. Unlike UK no one wants to leave Europe. It appears to be an electorate frustrated with high unemployment and faltering economy recovery. 

For the French, they are satisfied there has been no "treaty change, no veto for the UK on strengthening the Euro zone and no questioning of the principle of free movement".

For Cameron, he's got the drama that he apparently needed for the domestic stage.Whether that will pay off in the referendum is anyone's guess.

But as one of David Cameron's Cabinet Ministers, Iain Duncan Smith, a long standing Euro skeptic and a member of the "Leave Campaign" has aptly stated: "Don't play the person,play the ball".

He appears to be wanting both options, not to upset either Cameron and lose his Cabinet post after the referendum or lose his right to express frankly his conviction that it would be in the interest of the nation to leave Europe.

This is not only the dichotomy of Iain Duncan Smith, or of the entire Conservative Party but perhaps, of the whole of United Kingdom?