Contact with public opinion is vital for politicians, highly useful for public officials and essential for journalists. I am lucky enough to have contact with public opinion very often, most recently at a meeting organised by the 'Réalités européenne du présent' association¸ quoted in my column the day before yesterday on the speech by Eneko Landaburu (issue 9294). During the public debate, two speakers particularly stick in my mind.
General rejection? A French speaker spoke about...