David Cameron is therefore the only leader of a major political party to be asking the British people to have a say on Europe, and for the first time since 1975. He has my full support, and I personally back legislation now to make sure that referendum goes ahead. It will be a good thing for everyone, because we will all have to focus not on the feud – so toxic, so delicious, so gloriously fratricidal – but on what is actually right for the country; on the nuts and bolts of what we are trying to achieve. We are all going to have to wrap that cold towel round our heads and ask: do I want in or out? And why? Let’s try to weight it up, as fairly as we can. Here are my first few thoughts on why a rational person might consider staying in the EU.