Perhaps this is all Chirac's 'payback' to our dear British Friends for being so supportive and steadfast in the war on terror?
Our Coalition forces have shown the world what utterly worthless and corrupt slimeballs Chirac and the Euroweenies are.....they can't stand for that, so perhaps they shaft our dear British Friends as 'comeuppance'?
True.
But all that Blair has to do is to say no.
No one can force him to surrender British taxpayers' money. Nothing bad will happen to him or to Britain if he says no - except that he maybe won't be able to sit next to Chirac at the endless dinners at the EU meetings.
What a loss! /sarcasm