As the deadline for the start of Economic and Monetary Union approaches, the British debate on the single currency is shifting. The contributors to this pamphlet believe that the time has come to state the case for British membership of the single currency.

As the deadline for the start of Economic and Monetary Union approaches, the British debate on the single currency is shifting. Theoretical discussions on the pros and cons of monetary union are becoming less relevant and Britain now faces an urgent and practical question: should it join, keep its options open or turn its back? The case against the euro has received wide-ranging coverage in the British media. The contributors to this volume beleive that the time has come to state the case for British membership of the single currency.