SHOULD we stay or should we go? And, more to the point, does anyone outside of the Westminster elite actually care?

Of course, I’m talking about the European Union. Politicians at home and abroad spend hours posturing and pontificating about the state of the EU. In the meantime, the general public simply lets out a collective yawn.

We could join The People’s Republic of China for all I care – and I’m sure many other people have reached the same point.

The European experiment has been a resounding failure. You don’t need to be an economics guru to realise that. Okay, the single currency can be useful for tourist trips abroad, but it’s a lot of trouble for little gain. Also, if I was so inclined, I suppose I could also work in any EU country with limited faff. The thing is, I don’t plan on working in a Benidorm bar anytime soon.

With that in mind, answers on a postcard as to why we should stay in this bloated and bureaucratic shambles?

Thank goodness Blair and Brown did one thing right. Adopting the Euro would have been an unmitigated disaster. For a minute, consider how ridiculous the notion of centralised interest rates for multiple nations is. The UK economy is picking up pace whereas the wider Euro Zone is barely moving. That should tell you everything you need to know.

Nevertheless, we’re still hanging in there – sort of. It’s all a bit embarrassing if you ask me. The precarious marriage of convenience is collapsing and it’s

time to move out. Why won’t Cameron just tell Brussels it’s over?

“Sorry guys, it’s not us, it’s you. Too much wasted money and not enough gain. We’re off and we’re taking our rebate with us.”

Sadly, it’s not that simple. Cameron couldn’t even manage to block the appointment of the latest EU President. The chap in question is Jean-Claude Juncker. Yep, I’ve never heard of him either. Juncker is the former leader of Luxembourg and favours a more closely integrated Europe. With that in mind, I’m sure he’ll get on swimmingly with The Conservative Party faithful.

Now Juncker is in power, Cameron wants to negotiate a better deal for Britain with him. That would seem perfectly sensible if the Prime Minister hadn’t spent the last couple of weeks hysterically, and utterly unsuccessfully, campaigning against Juncker’s appointment.

Whatever your views on The EU, I think one thing is clear. Slowly but surely, Britain is heading towards the exit door.