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What would Cromwell have done in Lisbon?

• Mark Mardell
• 15 Dec 07, 10:54 PM

Thanks for all the comments on the Lisbon summit. The one that has been occupying my thoughts the most is perhaps not the most erudite.

But "True Brits'" list of historical figures whom he or she feels have been betrayed by Brown's signing nags at me.

I keep thinking who would be offended by being left out?

What's Wellington done wrong? Why no surely should sue.

But then that got me thinking what the list of true Brits (in fact, all Englishmen, apart from one English woman and a Welshman) had in common.

Not, as far as I am aware, a common view of England, Britain or Europe.

It is easy to see one thing the prime ministers all have in common: they led Britain during the two World Wars, although again I am not sure they would agree for the reasons for those wars or Britain's relations with Europe.

having any particular views on Europe, but I could well be wrong.

If I were a history teacher it would make a nice Christmas exercise to set the class: compare and contrast the European policy of three of the above. Sum up in fewer than 100 words each the attitude you think any four of the above would have adopted towards the Lisbon treaty.

You can tell I am fun at Christmas parties. But why not have a stab?

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