Due to some database related surgergy, afoe might experience temporary circulation problems tonight. If all goes well, no one will notice anything and the patient will be happily awake within minutes of the operation, only with a stronger heart… (one that allows to more efficiently control comment spam).

I should wish our readers a belated happy new year.

I noticed that last year Nick and a few of our commenters were bold enough to offer up predictions:

I?m predicting that the Irish presidency (which begins today) will make progress on the Constitutional talks, though maybe not on the Constitution itself (at least on the Giscard D?Estaing version) and also that in June?s elections, the EPP will remain the largest grouping in the Parliament, but the biggest growth will be in the smaller groupings and independent/non-aligned members.

The EPP have remained the largest group.

I think I’ll refrain from any predictions myself, but you can to make your own in the comments section if you dare.

We’re aware there’s some problem with our comments, though not what causes it. The problem seems to come and go.

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