Twin peaks
TENUOUS though the comparison between Tony Blair and Bill Clinton is, the temptation for journalists on both sides of the pond to make it is irresistible. Americans are not very interested in the politics of a medium-sized European country, which is all Britain now is to most of them. The Clinton comparison is the only way to locate Mr Blair in their experience. Brits, by contrast, yearn for the days when their leaders played as big a role on the world stage as America's. The Blair-Clinton comparison flatters their national ego.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Twin peaks”
From the May 10th 1997 edition
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