September 5th, 2020 is coming soon.

 

<|endoftext|>The last time he was asked to write a letter, one of his sons told him, "Dinner for the boys is for the boys."

It is not so today. On the streets, there is an urgency this time, a desperation that is not uncommon in these days of austerity.

The economic crisis has reached the European level. The countries that have taken the hardest hit have chosen to leave the single currency, and the EU.

At stake is not just Britain, but for Europe: the integrity of our financial system.

The chancellor, George Osborne, has declared that a Brexit will trigger an exit tax from the UK that is at least as high as the UK's currently low rate in April.

He has said that if there are no "negotiations" about Britain's membership of the single currency, the Government has no choice but to leave.

Some in the Scottish National Party, which leads the opposition Scottish Government in Scotland, believe the EU does not respect Scotland's referendum or any other decision to leave the single currency.

And the European Parliament could act unilaterally if it is convinced a Brexit is about to happen. In this, the Scottish Government cannot make a contribution.

Shape Created with Sketch. In pictures: Europe 'at risk' Show all 8 left Created with Sketch. right Created with Sketch. Shape Created with Sketch. In pictures: Europe 'at risk' 1/8 Greece Greece would like to keep its right to participate in the single market, but only if its interests and claims to be good neighbours are taken into account. If not, it risks losing its access to payment channels and a key component of its finance sector, a market with a combined annualised turnover of €150 billion and 2/8 Russia Russia's energy and gas giant, Gazprom, is an investor in The Economist's Russia desk Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images 3/8 Spain Spain takes European Commission permission to expand its nuclear power station at Arequipa in the country's north Read more 4/8 Lithuania A nuclear submarine the size of a football stadium is due to be commissioned next summer in Lithuania in a significant step in modernisation, but environmentalists warn it will not be built on open water Getty Images 5/8 France If a separate referendum on EU membership is held in 2017 French President Emmanuel Macron wants a 'yes' vote on EU membership, but a hardline group of eurosceptic MPs say it must be rejected in favour of closer ties with Berlin EPA