Here's a novel idea Galahad, stop calling me names, stop swerving, start proving me wrong with a few facts. Notch couldn't do it, he spent two weeks stating no such clauses were even in the Maastricht Treaty, I'm not sure he even acknowledges it now.
Explain to me. If we've signed up to a treaty, and that treaty puts limits on debt/deficit, how on earth can that not be reflected in UK fiscal policy.
One of you (might have been Notch) came back the other day thinking he had me beat by stating it only applied to members of the eurozone, that argument fell flat after I pointed out the Maastricht Treaty was ratified nearly ten years before the introduction of the Euro.
Oops, nevermind, resort to name calling and obfuscation. It might give you some temporary satisfaction, but it serves only to reinforce my argument and make you look foolish.
Here's a challenge for you demonstrate your undoubted intellect, try and come up with a riposte that doesn't contain a torrent of name calling and abuse, and hit me a few facts that prove me wrong, why don't you start with my link to a govt website showing one of our quarterly reports to the EU.