Maybe then we would have sensible negotiation of drug prices.
Farage described Verhofstadt as a "fanatic" and said his appointment marked "a declaration of war on any sensible negotiation process".
11.50am GMT If Scotland votes yes, Sturgeon says, we will have a sensible negotiation reflecting the "mutual shared interests" of Scotland the rest of the UK.
"He is one of the most sensible/moderate figures in Syriza and his appointment, if confirmed, would increase the chances for a sensible negotiation and a positive outcome," Demetrios Efstathiou of Standard bank said.
"It's no good thinking that you can have a sensible negotiation and then have a referendum where the public reject it, and then suddenly they will cave in and offer us all kinds of things which will be destruction of the EU if they gave them".
And, of course, if we don't have a shared currency, if there isn't an acceptance that if Scotland votes democratically for independence then we have a sensible negotiation around assets and liabilities, then the UK would end up shouldering the entirety of UK debt.
A sensible negotiation with conservatives was the right thing to do as a nation, and we've paid as a party for it.
"Those adjustments are attainable through sensible, focused negotiation — not through rhetoric," the message said.
He said it was a time to stand up for what is right; but the sensible principles for negotiations were in essence those he drew up in March 2014.
The other half will hope for a summer spent in sensible, low-key, discussions, not "negotiations", of course, with our soon-to-be-ex partners across the Channel.
