Which France?  The Chirac one? - A complete lack of vision.  An attitude to its fellow EU countries reminiscent of the Bush administration's way of treating its European allies, i.e. one that can be summed up as 'support us or shut up.'  Or the hard right whether in its Le Pen or de Villiers variant?  Or maybe the left-wing 'non' camp - whether the complete hostility of the Trotskyists and some of the Communists or the refusal to move forward unless it is exactly along the lines they want of the PS non campaigners - i.e. a de facto fallback on a Europe as a politically hamstrung free trade zone.  In a sense they are the mirror image of Blair's 'leadership' on Europe - yes to greater integration, but only if its economic policies are those they want, otherwise do everything to sabotage the EU.

Sure, I'd be perfectly happy with a French led Europe if those doing the leading were the PS yes camp or the center right europhiles of the UDF. Unfortunately they are a minority in their own country. France has not been leading Europe anywhere ever since Chirac won power a decade ago. So for me 'French' and 'British' leadership evoke equally bad images.

In any case, what matters most for me is integration and the increase in power of the democratic institutions of the EU - i.e. the European Parliament. Then the voters could decide what sort of direction they want.