And Angela Merkel, François Hollande and Co. know that’s what he’s doing. They are politicians too. So they are prepared to indulge in the choreography up to a point. But like everyone else, they also know that at the end of the day David Cameron will be obliged to take what he’s given, because they know at the end of the day David Cameron has to return home and declare his “negotiation” a stunning triumph. What else is he going to do? Come home and say “sorry, I tried to build a new Europe, but they sent me packing”?