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The UK has not joined the Euro because a number of economic conditions were not in synch with the rest of the Eurozone. In order words, the British economy is 'out of synch' with that of the Eurozone. Moreover, there is a lot of hostility in the UK to the European Union.

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The UK and Denmark opted to remain outside the Euro and are under no obligation to join the single currency, unlike new European Union states that have joined the union since 1993. The UK has chosen not to join partly for economic reasons, but mostly for political reasons.

The Conservative government under John Major decided to not participate in the first group of countries that joined the Euro.

The Labour party when it came to power in 1997 promised to have a referendum and participate when the economic conditions were met. The Euro has now slipped off of the political agenda in the UK, it is believed that the current Prime Minister, Gordon Brown is opposed to the UK joining the Euro.

The UK has not joined the Euro because a number of economic conditions were not in synch with the rest of the Eurozone. In order words, the British economy is 'out of synch' with that of the Eurozone.

Moreover, there is a lot of hostility in the UK to the European Union.

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The UK did not adopt the Euro because it had better sense. The nations using the Euro were supposed to follow a particular set of rules concerning finance and borrowing. A number of them used smoke and mirrors accounting techniques. As a result, the countries that had been honest, had to bail them out.

The UK did not need to get involved in propping up the currency because Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Ireland had played loose and fancy free with their economies. The UK will probably not adopt the Euro until all countries using it must use North Atlantic accounting techniques.

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