In my experience of these things, parties which shout about dirty tricks and the like tend to do so because they fear a direct hit in some vulnerable part of their political anatomy.
Having viewed Europe as an extension and projection of itself, France now finds Europe developing a mind and identity of its own which embraces France but is not controlled by France.
What we have to do is reinvent the idea of Europe.
What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world.
Of course, the EU is not going to fall apart, but at best it will stagnate for the foreseeable future and we will be dealing with quite a lot of internal chaos.
Essentially we need a new social consensus for economic reform as New Labour has achieved in Britain.
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