<a href=”http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/11/20/weu20.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/11/20/ixnewstop.html

“>From the Sunday Telegraph:

“Children as young as eight are being taught that the controversial European Constitution is up and running – even though it has been rejected by voters. More than 100,000 copies of a textbook claiming the constitution will help the EU run “like clockwork” have been distributed to primary school children on the continent. The taxpayer-funded teaching material is due to be “rolled out” across the EU from next year, having already been distributed across Belgium. Countries which have already expressed an interest in providing it in schools include France, the Netherlands and Ireland. Children are taught that the constitution should be likened to the simple rules governing a sports club.”

“Taxpayer-funded”. Of course. As usual, the Brussels bureaucracy is showing itself to be made up of thieves as well as liars.