They are waiting to see whether American help amounts to more than small injections of light arms intended to scare Mr Assad into compromising if talks go ahead in Geneva (something few think likely to yield results).
THE diplomatic air is becoming increasingly thick in the run-up to an international conference on Syria, starting perhaps as soon as June 15th but more likely in July, which few people think likely to lead to an early peace.
But a Europe without an EU, or with a core EU excluding Britain, is, I think, likely to be less open, less liberal and less outward-looking, and more statist, more protectionist and more prone to damaging trade fights and bidding wars over state aid and subsidies.
The Tories are currently trying to amend the government's apprenticeships, children, skills and learning bill to give headteachers in England the power to ban, search for and confiscate any item they think likely to cause violence or disruption in schools, including lighters and matches.
While the strategy is interesting and I think likely to succeed there may be some bumps in the road.
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