In times of crisis, UK has had the good fortune of being rescued by charismatic leaders like Churchill, Thatcher and Blair; From the current crop, is Nicholas William Peter Clegg the right man?
After her, there was disappointment as John Major failed thoroughly in preserving the Conservative legacy and protecting UK from the currency crisis known as ‘Black Wednesday.’ Labour’s Tony Blair was the next in the league of greats, who endeavoured to enhance UK’s positive influence over international politics. While his contributions helped to end the 30 years long conflict of Northern Ireland, his support to the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan was thoroughly criticized.
Then the fate of Britain passed over to Gordon Brown. The Labour party not only lost its popularity, but also lost many local elections faster than expected. A poll published in Sunday Times confirms now that Brown’s Labour Party has the support of only 28% of UK’s electorate compared to 44% for Conservatives. Journalist & columnist Benedict Brogan labels Brown “the worst leader since the Heptarchy.”
To that effect, that Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats won the recent election debate with an average of 33% support against 30% for Cameroon and Brown doesn’t even show the tip of how UK is fanatically embracing this radical with a uniquely polarised character. Born in Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire in 1967, with a half-Russian father, Nick holds some unenviable records! He was punished with community service with his friends for burning a collection of cacti belonging to a professor when he was just 16. The quite married Nick (to Miriam Gonzalez Durantez) doesn’t regret disclosing to the media that he has slept with not more than 30 women, a claim even Tiger would find hard to match. In a live BBC interview, when asked whether he believes in God, Nick replied, “No!” While all this would have been enough to sink a hydrogen filled blimp, Nick’s flight is electrifying. And the reason is not hard to find.
Nick – brilliantly similar to Barack Obama – is a master of speech construction and delivery. Nick was awarded the Financial Times David Thomas Prize for his writing in remembrance of an FT journalist killed in Kuwait. Add this to the fact that Nick is multilingual fluent in English, Dutch, French, German, and Spanish, and you have a celebrity playing to the gallery and winning steam-rolling popularity. Will he succeed in the final elections? For that, Nick would have to seriously work up his election agenda much better than what he’s doing right now, because a country like UK, which has 99% literacy levels, even while celebrating a celebrity during live debates, would ravage him during the hustings if sense does not mix with flamboyance. But one suspects this great great grandson of a Russian Tsarist aristocrat knows that fully well!
Then the fate of Britain passed over to Gordon Brown. The Labour party not only lost its popularity, but also lost many local elections faster than expected. A poll published in Sunday Times confirms now that Brown’s Labour Party has the support of only 28% of UK’s electorate compared to 44% for Conservatives. Journalist & columnist Benedict Brogan labels Brown “the worst leader since the Heptarchy.”
To that effect, that Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats won the recent election debate with an average of 33% support against 30% for Cameroon and Brown doesn’t even show the tip of how UK is fanatically embracing this radical with a uniquely polarised character. Born in Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire in 1967, with a half-Russian father, Nick holds some unenviable records! He was punished with community service with his friends for burning a collection of cacti belonging to a professor when he was just 16. The quite married Nick (to Miriam Gonzalez Durantez) doesn’t regret disclosing to the media that he has slept with not more than 30 women, a claim even Tiger would find hard to match. In a live BBC interview, when asked whether he believes in God, Nick replied, “No!” While all this would have been enough to sink a hydrogen filled blimp, Nick’s flight is electrifying. And the reason is not hard to find.
Nick – brilliantly similar to Barack Obama – is a master of speech construction and delivery. Nick was awarded the Financial Times David Thomas Prize for his writing in remembrance of an FT journalist killed in Kuwait. Add this to the fact that Nick is multilingual fluent in English, Dutch, French, German, and Spanish, and you have a celebrity playing to the gallery and winning steam-rolling popularity. Will he succeed in the final elections? For that, Nick would have to seriously work up his election agenda much better than what he’s doing right now, because a country like UK, which has 99% literacy levels, even while celebrating a celebrity during live debates, would ravage him during the hustings if sense does not mix with flamboyance. But one suspects this great great grandson of a Russian Tsarist aristocrat knows that fully well!
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
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An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.
Prof. Rajita Chaudhuri's Website
domain-b.com : IIPM ranked ahead of IIMs
Arindam Chaudhuri's Portfolio - he is at his candid best by Society Magazine
IIPM Best B School India
Management Guru Arindam Chaudhuri
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