This is not just a croissant (Picture: Sebastian/Twitter)

French people have sent dozens of handwritten messages across the Channel to try and dissuade people from voting Brexit.

The postcards, given out to people at King’s Cross, were meant to be accompanied with a freshly baked croissant but our election rules ban anyone giving out food which could ‘corrupt’ voting intentions.

(Dammit ‘treating’ laws, why do you have to ruin things?)

The iconic French pastry is a thing of beauty just out of the oven, so if anything could persuade someone of the benefits of Europe, surely it would be a light, flaky, delicious croissant.


In their own words, this is what Operation Croissant is all about:

On the day before the referendum – Wednesday June 22 – we have decided to set off from Paris with hundreds of freshly-baked croissants and give them to passers-by at Kings Cross St Pancras as they start their day. Along with the croissant, they’ll also be given a postcard with a short note from a Parisian. It might be a personal story about why they feel close to Britain. It might just say hello.

They had to donate all the food to a homeless shelter instead.



But even sans croissant, the mission seems to be going well.

Here are some of the messages…

was just given this handwritten note from Paris, encouraging us to #VoteRemain! #operationcroissant is a great idea! pic.twitter.com/tpkR2ffXQr — Amy (@xxreedy) June 22, 2016

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"I fell in love a couple of years ago with a Londoner… Together we made our cities glow" #operationcroissant pic.twitter.com/wUBczuAuEp — Rosa Rankin-Gee (@rosarankingee) June 22, 2016

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@RosieLondoner sending you a postcard from Paris from #operationcroissant please RT if you like it. pic.twitter.com/LRcC5UdK4z — Elle Graham-Dixon (@elle_sis) June 22, 2016

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Here’s why our (not set by the EU) spoilsport laws wouldn’t let us have actual croissants:

Arcane British offence of 'treating' is responsible for #operationcroissant lacking actual croissants! pic.twitter.com/BG6lxMJsOZ — Matt Wells (@MatthewWells) June 22, 2016

Read more about Operation Croissant here.