Finals 19, by chance I saw a copy of Nigel Farage's autobiography* in a half-price sale and I bought it out of curiosity. A good read, BTW.
In Chapter 7 (at page 110) Nigel describes how even if the full EU Parliament had voted against this type of proposal,
"..it will be subjected to a process known as 'conciliation' whereby the vote will simply be overturned and the original reinstated."
I used to be a Europhile, but my perception of the way the EU really works has been altered irrevocably. So, either the ConDems provide us with a true exit referendum before May 2015, or UKIP gets my vote next time.
[*Ironically in the light of this thread the title is "FLYING FREE"]