29/04/2004
Last night saw the Foreign Office "bash" to celebrate enlargement, with a galaxy of celebs helping Blair usher in this "momentous" event. But The Times perhaps captured the flavour of the event, with a quote from Anthony âAntâ Costa, a member of the boy band Blue, with his Greek-Cypriot father.
Asked what he thought of EU enlargement, he exhibited a deft grasp of current affairs: âI donât know. Itâs good and bad â everything is â but where will it stop? Do you know what I mean? Can anyone come over to another country and work and live?â
It that is any indicator of the general level of comprehension of EU issues, we do indeed have a problem. And if Blair thinks that recruting celebs to help promote the cause - or for that matter the "no" campaign, perhaps it is time for a rethink.