Turkey is a poor, unstable and authoritarian country, where radical Islam is on the march. It borders failed and rogue Middle Eastern states, and has a huge and growing population, many of whom want to live in western Europe.

Yet despite these overwhelming cultural, structural, political and security problems, many politicians, big businesses and the extreme Left are united in wanting Turkey to join the European Union - whilst denying European voters any chance of either debating or voting on this potentially disastrous proposal.

The EU and Turkey can and should be friends, but Turkey never has been and never should be a European nation. To admit her as an EU member could spell catastrophe not just for the European Union, but for European civilization.