Chris Patten
Chris Patten
Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes CH PCis chancellor of the University of Oxford and a former governor of Hong Kong and the BBC Trust...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 May 1944
appalling bank economic israel security situation west
We do think the appalling economic circumstances in the West Bank and Gaza, that the economic blockade by Israel, that the non-payment of revenues by Israel to the Palestinian Authority, that these things make the security situation worse,
above frankly hot knife order people political pulling question situation terrorism
The political situation is as hot as the temperature. I think frankly we are on a knife edge. There has to be some movement, I think, above all on the question of terrorism in order for us to see people pulling back from the brink. And that has to come soon.
decide decisions dictated domestic kong matter people run
Will Hong Kong people really be able to decide for themselves, as promised, how to run their domestic affairs, or will the decisions which matter be dictated by others?
contract fly kong pray prayer
The contract is we'll pray that Hong Kong will fly to the heavens, and you'll occasionally say a prayer for us,
ensure investing money spent stability
We want to know that if we are investing money in Macedonia, it is being spent to ensure Macedonia's stability and prosperity,
achieved finishing help hope line money raise success
I very much hope the success that's already been achieved will help Wells get over the finishing line and raise the money still required.
military argument moments
Of course, there were huge disagreements in the arguments of military intervention, .. There is no point at the moment on focusing on those disagreements.
problem said difficult
It is almost always wrong that the time isn't ripe to decide something. That is always said of difficult problems.
men people territory
Throwing young men out of work, throwing people into poverty and ending business life don't promote stability in the Palestinian territories,.
police needs doe
All parts of the society need to feel that the police service is their police service, and that does not happen unless all parts of society are represented in the police
yugoslavia trying recreation
We're not trying to recreate Yugoslavia
freedom democracy jerk
In democracy everyone has the right to be represented, even the jerks.
tribes language affair
It behaves more like a tribe than a democratic institution...responding to custom rather than reason and using its own liturgy and language for the conduct of its domestic affairs.
atheist curious
It is curious that atheists have proved to be so intolerant of those who have a faith.