FTA's Euro warning

Britain's increasingly Euro-sceptic political stance is jeopardising her influence on future policies including those affecting transport and industry, the Freight Transport Association warned this week.

The FTA's Brussels office is concerned about EU officials' suspicion that Britain's continual criticism indicates that it is not a fully committed member of the EU.

FTA director-general David Green said: "The influence of British industry is being put in jeopardy by the recent intense attacks on European policy and ideas."

An FTA spokesman added: "We are being severely hindered by our constant Euro-scepticism and it is making it much harder for us to contribute to transport policies of the future which will have a serious impact on British industry."