All three major political parties (and of course the fourth, UKIP, coming up fast on the inside and the one that I belong to) have promised that there would be a national referendum before joining.

FORBES: Britain Will Join the Euro

Analysts believe that this has become more likely thanks to the Pact of Mexico, a deal signed by all three major political parties in December that outlines 95 mutual commitments, including changes in Pemex and the telecommunication sector.

FORBES: Mexican TV Billionaire Salinas Pliego Wants Pemex To Be Privatized

It is common for the media to deny that objectivity is possible, a cynicism that was reinforced by the decision, in the nineteen-eighties, to allow the three major political parties to control one each of the three public TV channels.

NEWYORKER: Booted