Does David Cameron's 'full-bladder technique' work? | Politics | The Guardian
Historians will long ponder whether David Cameron was correct to turn his back on Europe at last week's summit. But, thanks to one revelation from the weekend, they will also no doubt ask whether he was in his right mind when doing so. Cameron, it is said, used his tried-and-tested "full-bladder technique" to achieve maximum focus and clarity of thought throughout the gruelling nine-hour session in Brussels. During the formal dinner and subsequent horse-trading into the early hours, the prime minister remained intentionally "desperate for a pee".