Britain | Politics and the weather
Praying for rain
The Conservatives’ best hope is some nasty wet weather
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PRIME ministers (metaphorically) and environmental activists (literally) like to believe that politicians can make the weather. Conversely, the weather is one of those unpredictable factors, like livestock epidemics and football matches, which may help to make prime ministers.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Praying for rain”
From the May 19th 2001 edition
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