'This insight into Britain's vunerability has lain in the vaults of the Foreign Office for nearly 30 years. Over more than 300 pages, it chronicles 18 months of often painstaking negociations.' - The Daily Telegraph'A facinating self-help guide for European statesmen of today ... one must hope that this ... was among Tony Blair"s holiday reading.' - Geoffrey Howe, The Financial Times'This volume should be read by all serious historians, political scientists, economists, advanced students of those subjects, and (especially) policy makers.' - European Information'Sir Con O"Neill describes, in detailed and official prose, every twist and turn of the negotiations which got us in.' - Contemporary Review'O'Neill's account will be extremely hard to match.' - Contemporary British History