Thus, Cameron’s claim that Juncker’s election would make it more difficult to ensure the UK’s continued EU membership risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. To present Juncker’s candidacy as a matter of high political principle, with Cameron heroically but unsuccessfully standing alone against the dark forces of federalism and centralization, could have only reinforced English feelings of alienation from Europe.
因此，卡梅伦宣称容克当选会更加难以保证英国保留欧盟成员地位，这有可能成为自我实现的预言。将容克的提名资格作为崇高政治原则问题，以及卡梅伦慨然但失败地单枪匹马面对联邦主义和中央集权黑暗势力，可能只会增强英国人与欧洲的疏离感。在苏格兰，这种可能性要小一些。