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September 26, 2004
Robin Cook on avoiding Texanization
Robin Cook has been talking some basic geopolitics on the fringes of the Labour Conference:
“The Bush administration is showing a missionary zeal to remake the world in the mould of Texas: if Europe wants to avoid that fate, it’s got to be strong. The lesson of the last four years is that when Europe is divided its views can be ignored and when Europe is weak its values can be undermined. The world needs a strong Europe arguing with one clear voice for respect for international law.”
Cook also warned of the dangers of putting off joining the single currency. This is something the SNP need to pick up on. The more the British economy diverges from Europe, the more difficult Scottish independence will become, the more convergence there is, the easier it will be.
politics.guardian.co.uk/labour2004/story/0,14991,1312914,00.html
Posted by Simon Holledge at September 26, 2004 07:31 PM