Euro decision due this afternoon - papers 9 June

THERE ARE NO surprises as to what leads the business pages today; adopting the euro would be the biggest business decision the UK has ever made – baring joining the EEC in the 1970s and ditching the gold standard before that. The FT says that the statement due from chancellor Gordon Brown is set to be "upbeat" about the UK's prospects of joining. He is expected to say that business will get a boost when the country does eventually join the currency union. The FT also carries a warning in the form of a piece written by former Cabinet member Peter Mandelson, saying that to rema...