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...misery dragging down the British economy." Thatcher's attitude, he said last week, would lead Britain to have "beggars in the street and young boys on the run in the city, to people dying for lack of warmth in their own homes." The Church of England and even some patrician Tory leaders have become persistent critics of Thatcher's social policies, particularly in education and health care...
...Nicolson credulity a blessing: Adam describes a movie executive as "one dissertation short of a PhD at Harvard . . . Sometimes -- that was the crucial word -- he didn't think the hassle was worth the money." Generally, however, the men breeze through their missions with the jaunty patrician charm of the charmed. The cross fire of their letters -- a burst from Nigel, a counterburst from Adam -- is the British equivalent of the nautical exchanges between William F. Buckley Jr. and his son Christopher. And despite his occasional flaws, Adam remains a visitor to watch. In Texas he describes a horse proceeding with...
When Philippine Finance Minister Jaime Ongpin returned to Manila last month after 27 days of tough bargaining in New York City, he was jubilant. With reason: the patrician Ongpin had won an impressive new financial deal from U.S. and foreign bankers for the still struggling government of President Corazon Aquino. Payments on nearly half of the country's $28.2 billion foreign debt had been rescheduled at interest rates nearly 40% lower than the banks had originally demanded, saving about $1 billion. Ongpin had also won approval for a novel method of turning some of the remaining interest into badly needed...
Behind the patrician style is a demanding boss. "He holds everybody accountable, and you damn sure better have the right answers," says former Aide David Divan. Webster, who insists on making every important decision and many minor ones himself, is notoriously slow to make up his mind. Yet he has proved receptive to creative, and politically risky, ideas. He introduced an ( effective counterterrorism program at the FBI; in recent years agents have successfully infiltrated several terrorist groups. He does not reject outright the notion of capturing wanted criminals and terrorists overseas and bringing them to the U.S. to stand trial...
Properly motivated, the factions at last week's conference can influence the narrow world of nomination politics. Vice President George Bush courted the CPAC crowd for years and, despite his patrician style, made some friends. This year, sensing a stronger ideological mood, Bush skipped the conference, as did Howard Baker. Senator Robert Dole, Evangelist Pat Robertson and a few lesser candidates, however, welcomed the chance to chat up the conservatives...