"We have no vision of where we want the E.U. to be globally in the medium term, beyond desperately defending what we have," said Mr. Youngs.
But it could become one if deficits do not fall substantially in the medium term, beyond a mere reflection of a cyclical improvement in the economy.
In a joint statement, the UK prime minister and French president said: "To ensure predictable and additional finance in the medium term to 2020 and beyond, we should make use of innovative financing mechanisms, such as the use of revenues from a global financial transactions tax and the reduction of aviation and maritime emissions and the auctioning of national emissions permits".
Beyond this, the water subsector's takeover attractions remain over the medium term, and have influenced share prices over the past few months.
Such a resource would serve countries well — both in the medium term (e.g., with Countdown 2015 and MDGs reporting) and beyond.
Beyond that, in the medium term, they will be looking at the likes of Sam Robson as a possible alternative to Carberry, Moeen Ali, Ben Foakes, Jos Buttler, James Taylor and young pacemen such as Essex's Tymal Mills (who barely gets a game and must surely move counties), Jamie Overton and David Willey.
