Delboy, wake up and smell the coffee.
The purpose of the Euro was not to "outvalue" the dollar.
I defy anyone who's been to the eurozone since Jan 1st to criticize the project. It has been a complete success.
Sooner the UK joins the better!
(But we won't, of course, because it's in our make-up to prevaricate for years and then make a bollocks of it with just about everything we do these days)