[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes Graham....believe it or not I understand that.

There isn't a leader in this whole mess, because both France and Germany have their own agenda.
If there had been a solution to this thorny problem(all brought about by a foolish experiment to shackle countries into the EU yoke) it would have been implemented by now.

As for your comment about a strong Franco-German alliance making the laws for Britain, in the event of a euro collapse........that is why we should be making the strongest efforts to leave the EU(my first choice) or re-negotiate our terms of membership......taking it back to a trade only agreement. Which is what we signed up for at the beginning......all the other 'bolted on' political stuff is draining the UK of vital resources. We are paying much for very little reward and saddling future generations with a debt that they need not have had.