Would the European Union kindly just hurry up and die so we can get on with making Britain great again?

Readers of the Daily Mail appear to be in extremely optimistic, bordering on rapturous this morning at news that the European Union could be being read the last rites.

The 500+ comments are almost unanimous in their rejoicing at the headline: "Ireland's debt crisis could kill the European Union stone dead, EU president warns."

For our part, we'll start looking at online florists for a discount price on a joyfully coloured wreath to send to mark the occasion...

...but we've been here before.

The last time the Irish held the freedom and liberty of all of the people of Europe in their hands, they surrendered to pressure from the Evil Empire and changed their vote on the Lisbon Treaty to 'yes'.

Granted, they probably realised that they'd have to keep on voting until they said 'yes' and that consent probably had all of the meaningfulness of a confession extracted under the duress of torture.

But this blogger won't be celebrating the death bells for the totalitarian tyranny of the European Union until it really is dead...

...until we go back with our tails between our legs to our friends and partners of the Commonwealth...

...and until we, the people have rounded up the majority of British politicians who have held office since 1970 and have put them all on trial for treason.

Anyway, European Empire - do hurry up and die.

About forty million of us in Britain, according to all opinion polls, are probably keeping our fingers crossed for your very sudden demise.

The only people who are hoping that the EU finds a life support machine are the self-serving treacherous politicians - usually of the clapped out variety - who will no doubt be in a panic that their land of milk and honey might not be able to offer them a job in the future.

But as we say, we won't rejoice just yet.

Not until we see the death certificate.