Blair worshipped Thatcherism, could see little or no wrong in it, believed that that was what the country needed, thought that there… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
The fact that television and tourism have made the whole world accessible has created the illusion that we enjoy intimate knowledge of… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
If one wanted to find a modern symbol of personal freedom, the motor car is right there near the top of the… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
More than 90% of Chinese believe themselves to be Han. Of course, such a vast population is derived from countless different races,… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
If anything, Brown is more oriented towards the other side of the Atlantic than Blair. Most of his reforming ideas and intellectual… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
It is not an accident that developing countries - virtually the whole of East Asia, for example - view the role of… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
The fact that the Bush administration, and those in Europe who have followed its 9/11-inspired agenda, somehow believe that the future of… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
The reason why China forecasting has such a poor track record is that Westerners constantly invoke the model and experience of the… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
Australia - not western in geography, of course, but in every other respect for sure (it certainly doesn't want to be regarded… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
The starting point for understanding the deterioration in the relationship between the U.S. and Russia lies in Washington rather than Moscow. After… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
There has always been something less than wholesome about New Labour. But Blair for a long time had an easy ride. There… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
There may be little practical difference between a Ford Mondeo and a BMW three series, but in terms of perceptions of who you are… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
No one likes to admit they are racist or bear prejudices. Nor do they even like to be open and honest when they witness… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
If the truth be told, we are a society that is dripping in racism. This is not in the least surprising. For the best… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
In Formula One, the car can make a difference in a way that a driver cannot. Whereas Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna spent their… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
In the aftermath of 9/11 and in the build-up to the invasion of Iraq, few questioned the idea that the United States was likely… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
At the heart of globalisation is a new kind of intolerance in the West towards other cultures, traditions and values, less brutal than in… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
Our leaders increasingly see fit to lecture the ethnic minorities on the need to integrate, including of course the need to speak English. What… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
If one wanted to find a modern symbol of personal freedom, the motor car is right there near the top of the list. But… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
Blair - except at the edges - was a Thatcherite. Brown, in contrast, regarded Thatcherism as something that had to be taken on board… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
Western countries are thoroughly accustomed to being the centre of global attention, which they have come to regard as their natural birthright. Not so… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
The American model was celebrated by Thatcherites and New Labour alike, California worshipped as the model of the future, 'Anglo-Saxon' embalmed as the fitting… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
One of the characteristics of New Labour - and Miliband is irredeemably of that species - is that, in the guise of a new… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
