A saga of mistrust. After having underlined the political and psychological significance of approving the Constitution as well as the prospects that it opens up for a pro-European upsurge in public opinion (see this same column in our special edition yesterday), one must also recognise the negative aspects of what has happened. Such aspects include not only a number of elements of the text approved but also the atmosphere of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) itself which was morose, at...