Bending a straight answer

Dutch graffiti. Photograph: John D McHugh/AFP/Getty

Just what part of "no" don't you understand? Bloggers and journalists who normally clamour for a straight answer to a yes or no question seem utterly perplexed at having finally received one from French and Dutch voters.

Fistful of Euros runs through some of the 20 or so reasons Dutch voters gave for putting the boot to the proposed European constitution: loss of Dutch influence under the proposed regime, domestic unemployment, euro-induced price inflation, Turkey, and dissatisfaction with Dutch political leaders.