[tlarkworthy]

I was just reading the history of the EU. So UK was part of the outer 7 European states. On the enlargement of the pre-pre-cursor of the EU to the pre-cursor of the EU in 1960

"However, then–French President Charles de Gaulle saw British membership of the Community as a Trojan horse for US interests, and hence stated he would veto British membership." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Six)

Ha, he was probably right. But you will never get rid of us now!