Tony Blair tried. Step by step, the United Kingdom is constructing for itself a European Union that matches its vision and wishes. Thanks to opt-outs, it is sitting on the sidelines of a growing number of Community rules and achievements. When he came to power, Tony Blair tried to check this trend, firstly by joining up to social provisions which his country had not initially subscribed to, then by announcing a referendum on the UK's joining the euro and, thirdly, by joining all his...