True to his style, Etienne Davignon began his address at the seminar on Altiero Spinelli (see yesterday's column) with a statement that startled his audience. He said: “my first impression of Spinelli was negative. For the diplomatics among us (as we know Viscount Davignon played such a role in favour of European construction), Mr Spinelli was a disconcerting factor. The work of diplomats more often than not consists of making it impossible to see the wood for the trees - otherwise the...