It is EU bureaucracy that put him off.
And it is EU workers, travelling unimpeded to the UK, who fill the labour gap.
It is EU law that allows a low-cost British upstart such as easyJet to compete with Air France on such lucrative domestic routes as Paris-Toulouse.
Yes, diesel cars do emit damaging particulates, but it is EU regulations that have led to the progressive improvement in particulate removal filters.
It is EU law that has chivvied a recalcitrant government into cleaning up our beaches, improving recycling rates, and banning bee-harming pesticides.
When asked what Cameron thought of Johnson's comments, his official spokesman responded: "The PM is clear the annexation of Crimea was brought about [by] Russia alone and it is EU sanctions that are having a positive effect".
But it also complied with the ruling, after a fashion (after all, it is EU law) — applying delistings on local domains but not across Google.com.com
But it is EU-oriented reforms that are nibbling at its power.
The Sun on Sunday carried a piece by David Cameron, "It must be EU", but its leading article argued that it must not.
