The Daschle effect strikes Gordon Brown
It seems that our pal Gordon Brown is having a little trouble organizing the G20 summit in London. And the Brits are blaming Washington: It also emerged that Gordon Brown, UK prime minister, was struggling to organise the summit. Britain’s most senior civil servant claimed it was hard to find anyone to speak to at ...
It seems that our pal Gordon Brown is having a little trouble organizing the G20 summit in London. And the Brits are blaming Washington:
It seems that our pal Gordon Brown is having a little trouble organizing the G20 summit in London. And the Brits are blaming Washington:
It also emerged that Gordon Brown, UK prime minister, was struggling to organise the summit. Britain’s most senior civil servant claimed it was hard to find anyone to speak to at the US Treasury. Sir Gus O’Donnell, cabinet secretary, blamed the “absolute madness” of the US system where a new administration had to hire new officials from scratch, leaving a decision-making vacuum.
“There is nobody there. You cannot believe how difficult it is,” he told a conference of civil servants.
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