““That said, on Mr Juncker the British prime minister is right. Not because the prospective president will turn the EU into a United States of Europe, but because his candidacy speaks to the head-in-the-sand view of the world that has landed the continent in so much trouble. Overruling Mr Cameron on this will arm eurosceptics and, just possibly, tip the balance further towards Britain’s exit. Either way it will be bad for Europe. Ms Merkel still has time to change her mind. [email protected]””