Next time our Euro-fanatical MPs try to kid us that national sovereignty is not endangered by the EU note the words of Mr Chirac, uttered today in Strasbourg:

Mr Chirac said that Europe should never be just a “mere free trade area” but rather a “political and social Europe rooted in solidarity”.

This kind of thing is said quite often of course but it’s always useful to keep in mind that, Constitution or no Constitution, the plan to create a European super-state is at the forefront of our leaders’ minds.