He should try to imagine how the suffering Greeks feel as the referendum due on Sunday looms.
Russian President has trapped himself in a self-destructive spiral of nationalist rhetoric, economic self-harm and military aggression.
There is a strong patriotic argument to be made in favour of the Convention which leaves plenty of room for criticism of the European Court.
If Eurosceptics concentrate their energies on renegotiation, the case for In will be halfway round the country before Out has got its boots on.
Germany’s political class finds itself in an impossible position, for it promised German taxpayers they would never have to pay for the Greeks.
With large current account and budget deficits, that long-term economic plan of promoting savings, investment and exports is very much a work in progress.
We cannot know yet whether 2015 was the start of a new ascendancy or whether, like 1900, it is an anomaly that posterity hardly notices.
Some ultra-federalist lawyers might protest at such an interpretation. But do you really imagine that anyone would seek to push Britain out over a technicality?
The silence can be attributed to three key factors: Firstly, a lack of inspiration. Second, a lack of agreement. Third, a lack of money.
Its insistence on austerity measures in Southern Europe means that a Grexit and Greek debt repudiation remain likely.
The most straight forward way to achieve a Living Income for everyone would be to align the Income Tax and National Insurance thresholds with the Minimum Wage.
Plus: Rubbish in the Sun. Andy Carroll is out. A mystery Tory is in – with an au pair, at any rate. My controversial book on the NHS. And: Lord Fink is right.
Syriza wants an end to austerity and continued Euro membership. Can they do both? For that matter, can they do either?
Misery for the Greeks and the risk to the European financial system will go on and on and on – unless leadership is exercised. We are perfectly placed to provide it.