I have always taken this view and I do not have a problem with the fact that it requires a military capacity. We may also be required to co-operate with NATO, on occasion. Most people on the social democratic left, including my party and I, although not the British Labour Party, would like such a capacity to intervene, independent of the White House or the Pentagon, to be developed. Having read Article 40, it seems clear to me that those who want to ensure the European Union acts only in concert with the Pentagon are winning the day. I have grave difficulty with such an approach. We will run into serious trouble when we come to put the Convention to the people if Article 40 is not amended substantially.