What are these so-called "political arguments"? [scratches head]

Arguing against the euro because it deprives national states of “policy instruments” (meddling with short-term interest rates, and other such social-engineering games) is like arguing against hunting because it prevents animals from killing people. The only sensible economic argument against the euro is that is that it arbitrarily restrains individual choices. Individual preferences is what economics is about.

The questioner who asked what political arguments has a good point. Is it the "we must keep the head of the queen on our coins for the tourists" one? Or the "sovereignty" one? Or the xenophic "we hate foreigners" one? Or what? What political argument is there that isn't an economic one?

Where else can I find information about the Euro? I have read these articles and still feel I lack information.

how does the Euro restrain individual choice?

Why should europe have any more problems with a single currency, where the United States does not?

because the united states works as an individual economy, eheras europe still works in individual economies, which can have veey different needs!

why can't we all in euroland work together under 1 economy then

"What political argument is there that isn't an economic one?"

Plenty, mate. Life is not all about money and economics. That's the major flaw in the whole Communist-Leninist programme: it regards people as means of production, without imagination and emotions.

If you don't understand that the populations of individual countries have a sense of nationhood, of a shared culture which is different from that of their neighbours - something that ghastly Eurocrats like the Welsh windbag clearly have not enough brains to grasp - then it's difficult to see how to explain it to you.

However, the fact that the Germans are trying to obey the rules and failing, while the French can't be bothered to try, in itself shows that countries have different cultures. Every empire that has tried to squeeze diverse cultures into one straitjacket has ended up falling catastrophically apart.

As to the USA: although there are big differences between its various states, there is still one unifying culture.

While almost all countries on this planet are straitjackets formed from wars fought for personal gains of a few leaders, the EU is not. All EU countries are democracies, and those of you who do not like the way its going, can vote NO to it all. If we pro-EU people ever manage to convince the rest of you that it is a good idea, the EU will become the first "nation" built bottom-up.

And yes the Euro migth not be the best idea (economically) for those of us linving in rich european countries, however, I see it as a great opportunity for us to help the development of eastern europe economies. The euro needs the strong help of the the Danish Crown, the Swedish Crown and last but not least, the Brittish Pound.

after reading all the information available to us we had come to an unanimous decision that we feel very strongly that Britain should continue using the pound. Our econonmy is currently well good and the ecomony will continue to develop with a lower inflation and a sustainable level of employment joining the euro will only reduce this and cause the British ecomony to fall into a slump like the German economy is experiencing!!!

We feel very strongly that having the Euro will result in a loss of identity for the UK. Having the Queen on our currency is a sign of patriotism and individuality. Therefore the Euro will banish this and for that we should not have it.

It's a terrible idea! We love the queen :)