The proposed EU constitution is, once again, lurching back onto the agenda, cheered on by the usual dismal crowd of toadies, madmen, crooks and cynics. Meanwhile, the EU spokeswoman for Denmark’s Liberal party is bemoaning her country’s irritatingly democratic habit of putting major EU questions to the vote. The EU Observer quotes her as follows:

“Referenda have a very conservative effect on development. If the other countries copy us, the EU will fall apart…Referenda are in fact pure gambling. There is no guarantee of a positive outcome, unfortunately”.

Well, give her full marks for honesty.