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...enjoyed the profile of David Cameron [Sept. 22]. I share the outlook of the article that, barring an economic miracle, his party will win the next British general election. The Conservative Party of Margaret Thatcher and John Major was torn apart by infighting, much like the Labour government is today. Families across many classes are feeling the credit crunch, and people will not tolerate the self-centered government of Gordon Brown while people suffer huge increases in the cost of living. The government of Major lost because of infighting. History is repeating itself. David Cameron could be what Britain needs...
Lord Lawson was Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer under Margaret Thatcher...
...opportunity to stay in touch with his class as his primary reason for running. The other six Class Marshals include Kameron A. Collins ’09, Amanda K. Fields ’09, Heidi E. Kim ’09, Christopher C. Lo ’09, Margaret M. Wang ’09, and Joyce Y. Zhang ’09. The eight senior Marshals were chosen from an original pool of 61 candidates in an election organized by the Harvard Alumni Association. For the first time in history, all eight of the Marshals are racial minorities...
...mean, it’s really just giving back to this specific class and to Harvard,” said Brittany L. Lin ’09. “I love being a senior, and I loved being here for the past three years.” Margaret M. Wang ’09, another potential Marshal, called the opportunity “a fun way to give back.” Despite their enthusiasm, the race has not involved much competition yet. “It will be nice, but I mean, if I don?...
...break from advising Barack Obama's campaign, believes it offers Brown's best hope for survival. "If there's going to be a comeback, it will be through managing the current economic crisis," says Greenberg. Pressed to name leaders who have rebounded from such a low ebb, Greenberg cited Margaret Thatcher, who was widely unpopular until she dispatched British troops to win back the Falkland Islands from Argentina. "What Gordon needs is a small war," he joked. There are none in sight, but - odd though it may sound - economic woes may yet give him some respite from the mutiny within...