[joeysteele]

I really do wish the PM luck with any re-negotiations he undertakes, personally I cannot see him gaining much of real importance but full credit to him for trying.

What I cannot take in, from all I have heard today, is just what he is intending as to a referendum.
He is trapped with the issue of the EU by his party and also the outside world of the EU. If he is not going to hold an in/out referendum as to the EU then don't hold any referendum or promise one and end up looking foolish and weak.

Few,if any, in the UK would not support any concessions or better deals he got from the EU,if he got any then what on earth is the point if holding a referendum for the voters to say they agree as to them.
Clearly such a referendum would have a 'No I do not agree' box to tick as well as a 'Yes I agree' one.

All that would likely happen there in my view is that the anti EU brigade would use it as an attempt to win the 'no' side of it, what does he do then. If he wins any concessions,askes in a referendum at likely high cost if the voters support the changes and then he gets a resonding no they don't agree result.

Why does this PM dig big holes to fall into on issues,just spell out what he hopes for as to concessions and re-negotiations then accept them as head of the UK govt.
This is all so cloudy,I cannot see voters falling for it at all. It is all for after the next election and he will unlikely be trusted on it,as he will not be either with the NHS.