Knives are drawn as Mikados fail to soften the sides up

It’s not the Stability Treaty, it’s the Stab Treaty — because all either side does is try to knife the other.

So thank goodness for the Referendum Commission restoring a bit of bonhomie into proceedings yesterday at its inaugural press conference where they channelled a touchy-feely vibe from days gone past with a plate full of gloriously pink Mikado biscuits — but don’t worry about them blowing their €2.2m budget on such niceties, as the packet boasted a prominent label declaring: “Jumbo Size For Just €2” as proof that we really are all in this together.

The commission is billed as the independent arbiter which will tell the truth about the Stab Treaty without cutting anybody up.