A potted history of the UK?s relationship with the EU (from the FT): UK: Can we join? EU: Non. UK: Go on, please. EU: OK then. UK: We want a rebate. EU: Here is a rebate. UK: We want a single market. EU: Here is a single market. UK: We want EU expansion to the east. EU: Here is EU expansion to the east. UK: We want opt-outs on Schengen, on social policy, on the charter of fundamental rights, on the euro? EU: Here are all your opt-outs. [Pause.] UK: Bye!