Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that there is no immediate prospect of taking back powers from the EU, even though he claims to support repatriation of powers.
"The repatriation of powers, which is something I support by the way, is not an immediate prospect because no countries are proposing widespread treaty change" Hague told the Andrew Marr Show.
In other words nothing will be done, bailouts for the Euro and European economies will continue, and Britain will remain in servitude to the European Union.
When politicians say 'no immediate prospect, but I do support it...' what they tend to mean is that they'll do nothing whilst in power, then suddenly discover a newfound committment to it around election time or whilst in opposition.
Doesn't mean they'll do a thing about it at any time, just that it's good to tell the electorate what they want to hear.
The fact is simple, and it is that under Tory, Liberal, or Labour, we will never see any repatriation of powers from Europe, and we will never be given a say on remaining in Europe.
They may hint at powers and changes to appease the voters, but the EU - and our involvement - is here to stay on their watch.
The best we'll get is some talk, promises to look at things 'when the time is right', and a few sops to public opinion. Nothing will really change and nothing of substance will be done.
