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But the infusion of Washington into Westminster doesn't stop there. Dunn, Knapp and Sheehan have all been hired to prepare Cameron and Brown for Britain's first-ever televised debates between party leaders (the Liberal Democrats' Nick Clegg will also take part). The first will be broadcast live on...
Will these talkfests really change voters' opinions? "That is the great unknown for us," Cameron tells TIME. "It's a bit mad not to use TV to have a debate between people who want to be Prime Minister. I've always been in favor. I've been pushing for it...
So Cameron is unlikely to duck the debate, unlike Tony Blair. In 1997 Blair, who was ahead in the polls, challenged incumbent Prime Minister John Major to a debate, but Labour then claimed that negotiations over the format had broken down. Major riposted that Blair had chickened out, and the...
As underdogs, the Liberal Democrats have nothing to lose and much to gain. As for Labour, its coffers are empty, and debates, paid for by the broadcasters, represent free air time. "I relish the opportunity to debate the issues and to set out my vision," said Brown. (See a TIME...
So what do the politicians believe might help to improve British politics? The Conservatives seem to be pushing people power, JFK-style. "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country," intoned Cameron, waving his new manifesto, which also proposes California-style...