The first time, he was knocked off the post. The second time someone broke him off the post and threw him down the river. A member of the road safety team was out fishing and saw Smiley Sid floating down the river.
It will justify and legitimize our position. Every time we have been there it has either been heartbreak or an embarrassment.
It's heartening that more member states voted positively this time than in the regulatory (experts') committee.