The Euro creeping...

Today, there are quite a few reports on the number of places that are now accepting payment by € or the euro, even Marks & Spencers.

At a lunch for lobby journalists Lord Mandelson said, "The prospects and chances of us joining the single currency early on are not strong."

When the modern day Machiavelli makes a statement like this, sure as eggs are eggs we will be using the Euro here next year or very shortly as our official currency.