they arent showing balls, just stupidity
why exactly would cameron, hague and the 200+ other torries etc who ranted and raved about referndums and the EU in opposition suddenly become europhiles when in power?
because they know that the bullshit they spouted previously was just empty rhetoric to cynically win the votes of gullible, xenophobic, biggoted electorate who may or may not be thick, read the sun, mail, telegraph etc
they know the UK needs the EU, we need to be part of the EU and we need to have influence in the EU
the UK has already found itself shut out of the talks on the eurozone and torry rebels & cameron, hague etc mouthing off to please the europhobes at home has only made it more likely that any deal struck will be to the detrement of the UK