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Usually the first few paragraphs of a news story will tell you everything you need to know. Just occasionally though, the final lines of an article are the ones that could spark an entire debate. Take for example, this quote from the head of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, cited by the BBC in their current leading article:
Last week, most heads of state or government of the member states showed their willingness to move ahead with European integration towards a fiscal stability union. They showed that they want more Europe, not less
The BBC News website has been an interesting one to watch lately. For all the accusations of bias, their comments sections on the EU articles go completely against the perceived line. Most of the top rated comments either attack the BBC’s reporting or praise Cameron’s veto. If (and it’s a big “if”, although the polling numbers support it) most people agree with Cameron, Barroso’s line will not go down well with the British public, and could well provide fodder for a debate on our membership of the EU.
Edit: Changed link for polling numbers to the original Daily Mail article, which was cited by the Huffington Post but not linked. The original Huffington Post article I linked to can be found here.
Edit 2: It appears the BBC have updated their article since I first wrote this post, but the quote can still be found about half way down