A trillion here, a trillion there and pretty soon you're talking about real money.

A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.

The 'EU in a Nutshell' is a miscellany of facts and anecdotes about the system which rules us. It's a book you can delve into in pursuit of a particular fact, or crack open for entertainment at virtually any page.

A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.

The truth, Prime Minister, is that you have run out of our money. The country as a whole is now in negative equity. Every British child is born owing around 20,000 pounds. Servicing the interest on that debt is going to cost more than educating the child.

You cannot spend your way out of recession or borrow your way out of debt.