Religious parties look set to win dominant roles in ruling coalitions and it will soon be possible to judge their commitment to minority rights or pluralism by their deeds rather than just their words.
In other words, David Cameron decided to opt out of a new European Treaty rather than block it or, as the sceptics wanted, extract a price for his acquiescence.
But I don't resent this, although having said that, orrather, had I heard one of my patients say it, I would at once detect the anger behind the words.