Little or no interest in the contents of the Constitution. Why has the Dutch referendum on the Constitution been neglected in this column (and elsewhere), with the spotlight firmly focused on France? There are many reasons for this. Firstly, it was France that saw a real impassioned and conflicting debate on the texts. Then, rightly or wrongly, most of the commentators and political figures feel that the French verdict will be decisive for the fate of the Constitution, whereas anywhere else,...