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| I agree. It's a very unobjective assessment full of his own political agendas and not everybody would agree with his views. But he does raise a good point about Switzerland's political leaders, especially their performance on the international stage. They do lack polish and they can come over provincial. On the other hand, Macshane might want to reflect on his own political system before he criticises that of others. At a time when there is a furious outpouring of public anger against the House of Commons for the way they've abused their expenses, the public's trust in politicians in Macshane's own country is at an all time low. | |
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I agree. it is a shame. We had brilliant politicians in the past. MacShane mentions the Gorbatchev/Reagan meeting. It was made possible by Kurt Furgler that was in the FC at the time. The man spoke 1/2 a dozen languages completely fluently and was a master negotiator. He solved the hostage crisis in 1982 at the Polish embassy. He is the one that also made possible the creation of Canton Jura. He became vice-president of the "club of Rome" think tank when he retired from the FC.