Possible Clues:

• Ineffectual Sue on manoeuvres
• 'It's ___!' ('I give up!')
• "It's ___!" (cry of despair)
• 'It's fruitless'
• Utterly pointless
• Lacking purpose, but in France we get the point
• ''___ crying over spilt milk''
• Hopeless - lacking purpose
• European support for common sense is out of the question
• Hopeless, lacking purpose