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...this bird is not going to fly. So the Conservative Party is in a rather strong position. I was just reading the papers this morning - the government is in rather an awkward position because Blair said a number of things, and [his presumed successor, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon] Brown. They said Europe can't work without this new constitution. They said we needed a great battle in the United Kingdom - "Let battle be joined" was Blair's remark - and we're going to have a referendum. It's intensely embarrassing for them now. The last thing they want...
...TIME: You're putting some faith in the power of new media, with your Webcameron web site. You've described Gordon Brown [who is expected to lead the Labour Party in the next election] as an "analog politician in a digital...
...People want their politicians to live in the real world and not pretend there are divisions where there aren't any and so to operate in a more reasonable and sensible way. Now there are plenty of things we don't agree about. Between me and Gordon Brown, as I've said, there's a big division between his belief in state control and my belief in social responsibility, but in terms of facing Blair there have been times when I've helped him to get legislation through the House of Commons, like the schools bill. It was a good...
...most polls. A year from now, Senate Republicans will have to defend 21 of the seats they currently hold, compared with only 12 for the Democrats. That helps explain why some of the strongest critics of the Bush plan are endangered Republicans like Norm Coleman of Minnesota, Gordon Smith of Oregon and Susan Collins of Maine--and why Republican leaders aren't putting any pressure on them to back off their criticism...
...proselytizing for liberal education,” he said, adding that he was not adequately informed about the goals of China’s educational system to offer formal advice. “It would be presumptuous of me,” he said. Peter A. I. Gordon ’80, a former student of Lewis who invited him to Hong Kong, expressed his appreciation for the professor’s insights. “America has an embarrassment of academic riches, and sharing them is very much in the interests of both America and the recipient...