There is absolutely no reason why yesterday's announcement on the EPP should - or will - cause divisions inside the party on the subject of Europe.
But this hasn't stopped a number of my friends on Fleet Street desperately trying to create a good old "Tory Euro-row".
The Observer's Toby Helm, for example, has blogged that it "may lead to trouble with Ken Clarke".
And this morning's Daily Mail, of all papers, suggested that the move "risked creating a damaging divide".
What must be remembered is that David Cameron pledged to do this as part of the platform on which he stood for the party leadership in 2005, which - I seem to recall - he won with a rather convincing mandate of the party membership.
And whilst it has taken longer than some of us would have liked for him to get round to putting this promise into action, it has always been on his agenda - and Ken Clarke knew that when he joined the shadow cabinet the other week.
As far as I can tell, the only murmurings of public dissent on this have come from retiring MEPs who - with the greatest of respect - are hardly household names or representative of the views of the party at large.
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6.30pm update: I have just received a statement from Ian Taylor MP, the chairman of the Conservative Group for Europe, in which he - whilst describing the announcement as "disappointing" - accepts that it was "no surprise".
His statement in full reads as follows:
"The announcement that the Conservative Party will leave the EPP and attempt to form a new grouping in the European Parliament comes as no surprise. It is disappointing that the decision was regarded as essential. The challenge now is to demonstrate that the creation of a new group is part of a reinvigoration of the Conservative Party's commitment to the European Union.
"It is vital that our Party maintains its influence by working closely with fellow centre right leaders. This means that we must increase our efforts to strengthen alliances within the European Parliament and European Council.
"CGE will continue to work closely with our allies both within the EPP and with other members of the unidentified new 'European Conservatives' grouping.
"There are a vast number of problems including energy supplies, climate change, security, international tensions and the economy which demand cohesive action within the European Union and its Parliament. We Conservatives need to be part of a strong centre-right alliance if we are to have an impact on policy outcomes at EU level. It is hoped that an effective coalition can be formed for this purpose."