I very much doubt that the UK would be excluded by the EU if it wished to participate, that would mean that advantage of scale would be increased.However, we seem set to go our own way over this with active courting of the Qataris for a long term gas supply contract. This explains why Rishi Sunak's statement on the World Cup seem to imply what he enjoyed most about it was the organisation. The government might just be able to get a better deal than the EU can if they are prepared to debase themselves and this country enough.
Jeremy Parkinson ● 844d