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
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?
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.
majority mandate people speak
The new administration must be broad-based with a mandate to speak for a majority of the people of Afghanistan,
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,.
people principles accommodations
So, what I say to people is that politics has got to be about principle and values above all. Of course, there are times when you have to make accommodations.
honesty winning people
It'd make a wonderful change to have the leader of a pluralist democracy who acted on that, who told people just how tough things are going to be, just what's going to have to be done - and, maybe, ran all the risks on the side of honesty, rather than spinning stories and trying to win the headlines every day.
people waiting down-and
You don't have to wait until people say they accept everything you say until you are actually prepared to sit down and discuss matters with them.
winning people want
Hong Kong's people will get what they want, despite China's objections. Freedom invariably wins in the end.
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.
membership mexico offer perhaps states united
I sometimes think that perhaps we should offer Mexico membership of the United States
community face needs shared stand threats together
the whole international community needs to stand together in the face of new threats to our shared values.
anna hope marrow sweden
Anna was Sweden and we hope to our very marrow that Sweden will go on being Anna.
britain chinese clear council damaging leaders repeatedly replace scrap wrong
Britain has made clear repeatedly to Chinese leaders that it would be wrong and damaging to scrap this council and replace it,
agreement battle government head interests national
Every head of government has national interests they want to battle for and there must be trade-offs for an agreement to be reached,