What the public retains of the matter. Media reaction to the vote in the European Parliament on Turkey (see yesterday's bulletin, p.3 and on) confirmed that public opinion cannot be bothered with an excessive number of considerations, conditions, recommendations, delays and cautionary clauses. What the public does retain is the no-vote or the yes-vote to opening membership talks. Part of the Parliament was in favour of the first option, and part was for negotiation aimed at privileged...