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Gordon Brown
will drag public interests with him as he enters the political
spotlight.
British foreign policies were never in full view of the general
public to begin with, so therefore any change that Mr. Brown
promises are going to be viewed the same way they were regarded
during the Tony Blair Era. So as
Blair goes for a stroll and forgets
to close the doors behind him, Brown will continue to see the
skim window of opportunity to be taken advantage of without even
considering what the international stage has to offer.
Blatantly landing on the position of Prime Minister of England,
he frantically looks for ways to convince the people of the
world that somehow he can help solve British Labor problems just
by establishing a new spot in the limelight. Will he motion to
keep the same ideas and policies that Blair
had used for the last decade? Sure. Brown will be keen enough
to notice that evident change is difficult to forecast to the
British people regardless of his widely publicized embracement
by Parliament. Voters need to realize that both
Blair and Bush are lame duck
leaders, so regardless of what Brown has on agenda Britons
should seek the new and pass off the old. One such proposal, as
well as an initial step for Brown would be to grab the attention
of lobbyists encased in current issues such as Darfur and
Baghdad.
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Overwhelming responses to the power transfer suggest a
growing cause for specific concern.
Mr. Brown's power grasp will lead to concern regarding
failures of prime ministers of the past, as well as
apprehension for future agendas brought to the political
table. For example, Blair's
unstable position on the Iraq War may correlate to London's
transatlantic link and loyalty towards Washington during the
1990 British economic disaster. Britain experienced an
international "ego crisis" at the time, as well as some
confusion on preventing political and economic mishaps in
the future. Moreover, parliamentarians are currently
worrying about Brown's platform with the international
community as Iraq worsens; they see no end to Britain's
involvement in the conflict despite
Blair's last-minute popularity gain before his
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British-American ties will remain.
U.K-U.S. relations will remain intact with the new man-in-charge
at 10 Downing Street. The first and obvious reason is that
Blair is not only in the process of
transferring provisional power to Brown, but is also leaving a
basketful of decade-long international ideas that have never
gained public support for as long as Blair
has been in office. The prime minister did not specifically
state he is leaving because of the dull stance Britain takes on
US issues such as the Iraq War. In parallel, his parliament is
keeping a low profile in UK-US affairs to match the anti-war
pulsation of British lobbyists and commentators.
The economic relationship between the two nations will continue
to be strengthened by public and private sector borrowing. The
U.K. is one of our largest exporters as well as a large source
of tourism due to our historical link with England. Moreover,
Blair has expressed loyalty to
America through specific economic policies. His take on trade
liberalization for example, clears the stage for
Britain
and other European nations to have greater domestic involvement
and thus favoring U.S. interests in the European Union. With
all that in mind, the "Blair Saga"
will continue to impact the U.S. politically and economically
despite the end of a decade-long era.
January 2008
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