With opinion polls still showing the yes camp still lagging behind the noes in the upcoming (May 29th) referendum on the EU constitution, Jacques Chirac has now decided to enter the fray. Unfortunately, the prospect of a real debate was too much of a challenge for the old crook, so he held a ‘town hall’ style meeting for some under-30s. It flopped.

Chirac’s next debate will, doubtless, now have to be held in a kindergarten.