An interesting pamphlet, prepared by a group of academics, chaired by Professor Jo Shaw of Edinburgh University (and formerly of Leeds) looking at EU cooperation in the field of Justice & Home Affairs, came across my desk today. In its conclusions is a comment which could apply generally to some British attitudes to the EU. Referring to the advocates of retaining vetoes on EU decisions, it says they give the impression of "European partners apparently eager to legislate against British interests wherever the national veto is lost. In fact, the UK is often a quiet champion of law-making in JHA and in many cases stands to benefit from the greater ease of decision-making brought by qualified majority voting."