In his interview Blair said that “We must listen to the people.” However, he immediately went on to say that the negotiations should take place in secret: “We want a modified treaty which improves the working rules of Europe. As for the details, I am not going to negotiate them in public.” (Le Monde, 20 April)Open government? Honesty? Integrity? Democracy? - I think that we shall be well rid of this mendacious creature. The only problem is that, as readers of this Blog will well know, the flaws in his likely successor are a great many.
