It’s early days and the “In” campaign will probably get its act together. If it can frame the debate as a choice between sticking with the status quo or taking a leap in the dark, the battle will be half-won. All things being equal, electorates usually vote to stick with the devil they know. The task facing the “Out” campaign will be to point out that remaining in the EU on the present terms isn’t an option, let alone renegotiating the terms of our membership in any meaningful way. Rather, the choice is between two alternative futures, one in which Britain regains control over its own destiny or another in which we are gradually absorbed into a European superstate, with all the big decisions taken in Brussels.