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Part memoir, part remedy for the state we're in, with liberal sprinklings of common sense, Chris Patten's Not Quite the Diplomat is a frank and funny book from a very outspoken politician. After spending several years in the thick of international events, Chris Patten has seen rather a lot of the world - and the people who run it. And now he's free from the bonds of diplomacy, he doesn't have to be quite so careful about what he says. Here he gives us his forthright views on everything from the Tories' downfall to America's empire, from whether Blair has any political convictions to why Britain should start liking the French. 'Masterly, elegant, sprightly, wry ... the best political reading of the year' James Naughtie, The Times Books of the Year 'A garnering of rich personal experience ... Frank and vivid ... without betraying any confidences or relationships of trust (Sir Christopher Meyer, please note)' The Times Literary Supplement Books of the Year 'Elegant, warm, witty, stylish and readable ... If politics were sane, appointments to ministerial rank anywhere would be conditional on reading, digesting, understanding and acting upon the wisdom of this book' Independent 'Patten writes with wit, elegance and passion, showing a candour and courage uncommon among politicians' Sunday Telegraph Chris Patten is currently Chairman of the BBC Trust, and Chancellor of Oxford and Newcastle Universities. He is well known for being the last Governor of Hong Kong 1992-97, about which he wrote in East and West (1998). Both that and his most recent book, Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths about World Affairs (2005), were international best-sellers. Patten Was The Last Governor Of Hong Kong And Afterwards Became Europe's Commissioner For External Relations. In The Book, He Attempts To Provide Insights Into The World Of Diplomacy And Discusses The Position Of A Unified Europe In Relation To The United States And Emerging Powers Such As India And China. 1. Now We Are Sixty -- 2. Not Tuppence For The Rest -- 3. National Sovereignty And The Descent Of Conservatism -- 4. Poodle Or Partner? -- 5. From Brussels To Istanbul -- 6. Strong Nouns, Weak Verbs -- 7. Neighbourhood Watch -- 8. Happy Families -- 9. Invincible But Vulnerable -- 10. Meanwhile, Asia Rises -- 11. An Education To The World. Chris Patten. Includes Index. Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths about World Affairs......Page 2 Contents......Page 4 List of Illustrations......Page 5 Acknowledgements......Page 6 1 Now We are Sixty......Page 7 2 Not Tuppence for the Rest......Page 22 3 National Sovereignty and the Descent of Conservatism......Page 35 4 Poodle or Partner?......Page 49 5 From Brussels to Istanbul......Page 64 6 Strong Nouns, Weak Verbs......Page 86 7 Neighbourhood Watch......Page 99 8 Happy Families......Page 118 9 Invincible but Vulnerable......Page 132 10 Meanwhile, Asia Rises......Page 145 11 An Education to the World......Page 157 Index......Page 169 Describes what has been happening in Britain, Europe and the world since 1997 from the perspective of one at the heart of international events, examining how we got to where we are. Patten writes about many of the major players and what happened behind closed doors.