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...problems for the governments that figured they could get by without votes of their own. French President Jacques Chirac in particular is now under pressure to give his stroppy voters their say, and they may well say non. Blair's move is a "big risk," said Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel, "because domestic politics could very easily get mixed up with a fundamental European question, and that is always dangerous." But Blair hopes it will at least get him through the night. The public's trust in him has taken a beating from the Iraq war and an occupation...
...remains a menagerie of states, not a single organism. The constitution "was never going to be ratified" unanimously as required, argues one Member of European Parliament who helped draft the document. But this M.E.P. doesn't object: "The core should move ahead in a two-speed Europe." Schüssel has another solution: a Continentwide referendum to encourage a sense of a shared destiny. Whether the constitution ends up getting ratified or rejected, Blair's referendum U-turn - and the Continental jitters it has set off - suggests the people's voice is going to be heard in Europe...
...cell phones to let you access your regular Outlook e-mail as well as offer personal-information management and multimedia features typically found only on PDAs. Running Windows Mobile software, it's available in two models: the Motorola MPx200 ($300 from AT&T) and, shown at left, the Samsung SCH-i600 ($400 after rebate from Verizon). The phones come with a Windows media player for listening to music and playing back songs, and they accept Secure Digital memory cards with up to 256 MB of data. You can even send instant messages. Microsoft claims you can do full Web browsing...
...appeal for low-cost solidarity, the two airlines were having none of it. Both concentrate on major airports in major cities where the pickings are not so sweet, though O'Leary predicted that the deal easyJet announced two weeks ago for a new 11-route base at Berlin's Schönefeld Airport would also fall foul of the forthcoming judgment. Toby Nicol, easyJet's head of corporate affairs, dismisses that prospect: "What Michael is trying do is take a problem which is his and try and pretend that other low-cost airlines will be affected." If Ryanair quits Charleroi...
...teacher - who mentioned it to Simon Rattle. Rattle was curious to meet the boy who wanted to conduct Schönberg, and invited him to a rehearsal with his City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. He even let him conduct a bit. Impressed by Harding's knowledge and his confidence, Rattle took Harding on as an assistant and began recommending the young man everywhere. Before long, Harding was plucked from university at 18 by Claudio Abbado, then chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, who wanted Harding to assist him. He made his full debut with the Berliners at 21. Now living...