David Cameron Misread UK Public on BP-Libya 'Deal'

David Cameron Misread UK Public on BP-Libya 'Deal'

Patrick Basham
31 July 2010
Patrick Basham writes that only one thing’s missing from coverage of the transatlantic tug-of-war between UK and US politicians over BP’s alleged role in last year’s release of convicted Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, a Libyan spook. The coverage’s fundamental premise – the politicians are reflecting public opinion in their respective countries – is wrong. New polling finds there’s comparatively little difference in popular sentiment on either side of the Atlantic. Both Americans and Britons smell a large rat when it comes to BP’s role in the Scottish Government’s decision to release Megrahi..Download PDF » Read More »

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