HAPPY TO RAISE EXPECTATIONS.

BROWN, Gordon, 1951-; CLIMATIC changes; MEETINGS; DIPLOMACY; INTERNATIONAL relations; SUMMIT meetings; DEMONSTRATIONS (Collective behavior); POVERTY

Kampfner, John; Matthias, Sue

Focuses on the work of Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown and the forthcoming Group of 8 summit meeting in Scotland. Review of how Brown is working to raise expectations regarding the results of the summit; Comments from Brown regarding the goals of the meeting and the challenges regarding global poverty and development in Africa; Discussion of Brown's views on American resistance to climate change.