… And with their new democracy the Portuguese have have just given their Socialist party a clear majority to govern the land. Their Spanish neighbours (who only recently returned their own Socialist party to power) have just endorsed the new EU constitution in a referendum. Add to this a victory struck for good old-fashioned class war with the ban on fox hunting coming into force today in Britain, and what have you got?

A deliciously red-dye welcome to you Mr President! … oh and while you’re over here ‘Dubya’, please help yourself to as many pot noodles as you want.