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00:21And so, Coronation Day is upon us for the first time since 1953.
00:31A three-day people's festival has been declared with concerts and street parties up and down
00:37the country.
00:43The former queen is understood to be devastated and is unlikely to attend the service.
00:53Many had been unable to imagine life without Elizabeth II.
00:58But after almost 50 years on the throne, it's out with Queen Elizabeth and in with King Tony.
01:10New Britain has a new royal family.
01:13The Labour Party.
01:21The King leaves the Abbey to the strains of the new national anthem.
01:26You can walk my path, you can wear my shoes, not to talk like me, and be an angel too.
01:42I'm singing it now, please.
01:44Thanks.
01:57Thanks.
02:03Thanks.
02:06Thanks.
02:07Minister's personal satisfaction ratings raised by one point to an
02:12extraordinary 66% moment we'll join our colleagues at the World Service but in
02:17the meantime on behalf of everybody at broadcasting house
03:00thank you
03:04I'd like to talk briefly about the Prime Minister if I may
03:10historically I've not worried too much about Prime Minister's popularity it
03:14tends to come and go very quickly but I have a feeling that could be different
03:18with Mr Blair people really do seem to love him and see him as a true son of
03:24England and a unifying national symbol in a way they used to see well me and with
03:31Mr Blair scoring higher than me in every survey one can find perhaps now is the
03:38time then to find out what seems to have gone wrong and how we could I could do
03:45better I understand the impulse but I'm not sure it's a good idea the crown
03:55doesn't ask existential questions of itself perhaps it should it suggests a
04:00loss of confidence it's putting blood in the water it's just information
04:05Robert I agree and I think finally I'm ready to hear it
04:27welcome if you just like to find a seat anywhere you like
04:32the focus groups you asked for ma'am have now been conducted in Edinburgh Leeds
04:38London Birmingham Bristol Cardiff Manchester and Liverpool the British royal family the first no lie about
04:51more than 2,000 subjects over the age of 18 were asked a series of yes or no questions about
04:58the
04:58monarchy I consider the royal family to be an important part of British society
05:04I'll go along with that I think you're being quite disrespectful followed by some at times spirited
05:09debates keep it civil please having reviewed the data the pollsters have now presented their findings
05:18asked if the royal family were out of touch with ordinary people 69% said yes badly advised 62%
05:29said yes
05:31asked if they were wasteful of public money 54% said yes asked if they lacked compassion 53% said
05:42yes
05:44asked if they had failed the princess of Wales as badly and death as in life a sobering 66%
05:52said yes
05:55asked if Britain should have a smaller more informal monarchy like the Netherlands or Scandinavia 54% said yes
06:04and when asked if the monarchy should continue in its present form the proportion that agreed was just
06:11ten percent I'd like to propose my own survey how many of us think that polls are a daft idea
06:19in the
06:20first place I don't see why we should have to listen to these people because we might actually learn
06:25something in the sample as I understand it is selected to represent society as a whole isn't it it's still
06:30a
06:31folly to subject something as enduring as the monarchy to the whims of marketing men I do think it's
06:38significant that our low numbers come at the same time that we have a prime minister of conspicuous
06:44popularity yes only Winston at his height had this kind of support have you learned nothing in the
06:52time you've been on the throne prime ministers come in on a blaze of popularity in goodwill leave on a
06:58stretcher a few years later with their reputations and usually their health in tatters yes that's it
07:04exactly well I think this one might be different
07:40so
07:48so
07:48so
07:48so
07:48so
07:48so
07:53so
08:00so
08:01so
08:25okay
08:26okay
08:35good evening
08:38we hoped never to see war in central eastern Europe again in our lifetimes
08:46sadly it has come and it has consequences for the whole world
08:54tonight
08:55tonight
08:56NATO allies
08:57launched an offensive against Serb military targets
09:04Slobodan Milozovic is a monstrous dictator
09:08carrying out the systematic and violent persecution of innocent civilians he has to be stopped
09:16we have a moral duty
09:18we have a moral duty
09:19to ensure he does not succeed
09:25to all of us in free countries who think this is a remote conflict
09:31and someone else's problem
09:32I say this
09:35if you value your freedom
09:37you cannot remain neutral
09:39you cannot remain neutral
09:40this is your war too
09:52it's encouraging that our native partners have come together like this against the Serbs
09:56but
09:57well moral purpose is one thing
09:59military success is quite another
10:02every bombing target has to be approved by committee
10:05which makes decisions
10:07agonizingly slow
10:08we thought this aerial campaign would be over in days
10:11instead
10:11two weeks and
10:12little or no progress has been made
10:15the Serbs are laughing at us
10:17I read that the problem was cloud cover
10:20American stealth bombers need good conditions to see their targets
10:24the most sophisticated weaponry in the world and it can't handle the weather
10:29which is why we ultimately need ground troops
10:31I proposed to President Clinton a limited invasion of 80,000 troops
10:36which would drive Serb forces out of Kosovo
10:38and create safe havens for refugees to return
10:40but
10:41he said most Americans can't point to Yugoslavia on a map
10:44so why put US servicemen's lives at risk
10:46yes
10:47it's most frustrating
10:50but I won't give up morally
10:53this is the right thing
10:58Mr. Blair was unusually resolute today
11:02in my experience
11:04prime ministers tend to be either domestic or foreign policy focused
11:09at this early stage I'd say Mr. Blair falls very firmly into the latter camp
11:14yes
11:16statesman syndrome
11:18which am I do you think
11:20the domestic or foreign policy queen
11:22ha
11:24good question ma'am
11:25and
11:26it's not immediately obvious
11:27the commonwealth of nations is such an article of faith to you
11:31so one would be inclined to say foreign
11:32for you sir
11:33thank you
11:34who else off the top of their heads for example
11:36would be able to reel off the name of the president of Malawi
11:40the Kili Maluzzi
11:42and the next member state to have general elections
11:45Fiji
11:45their first since readmission
11:48but despite all that it's your interest in every part of the British Isles
11:51that I think ultimately makes you a domestic queen
11:54take today's engagement at the Women's Institute
11:57composing the speech yourself
11:58with if I may say evident enthusiasm
12:01of course
12:03the uncomplaining hard-working country women of middle England
12:07you underestimate them at your peril
12:10and if the seas in ancient times
12:17walk upon England's mountains sweet
12:23and cross the holy land of God
12:49the women's institute movement came to Britain in 1915
12:56since its humble beginnings in a Welsh garden shed
13:01our membership and our goals have reached new and remarkable heights
13:07I've been a member of the WI for longer than I've been Queen
13:13many of you will remember how vital we were to the war effort
13:18from growing produce to hosting evacuees
13:22I have fond memories of collecting rose hips for rose hip syrup
13:26do you remember the rose hips?
13:29yes
13:29for vitamin C deficiency
13:31that's good
13:35there are approximately 250,000 members of the Women's Institute in the United Kingdom
13:43roughly the population of Hull
13:47can you imagine a city run and populated entirely by the WI?
13:53it would have the tidiest streets in Britain
13:57everything would run on time
13:59and we would take all the men's jobs
14:12no I'm not trying to patronize you
14:14I'm not trying to make you look
14:15yeah
14:17yeah yeah I understand
14:18alright
14:19okay bye bye
14:24and then he said answer me this Tony
14:27please don't do the accent
14:29how many ground troops are you all prepared to come in?
14:33so I say look Bill
14:35we can talk about numbers all day
14:38this is about the bigger picture
14:39what if Milosevic wins?
14:41NATO's credibility is at stake
14:43to which he said
14:44NATO's credibility is already a busted flush
14:47so you're allowed to do the accent?
14:49I do it better
14:50he knows the fact you're coming to him like this means that NATO's air campaign has failed
14:55but he still won't do what it takes to commit American ground troops
15:00he's worried about it looking like another Vietnam with no political upside for him domestically
15:05well you're never going to persuade the White House by appealing to their interests
15:10so do what you do best
15:14appeal to their consciences
15:26while we meet here in Chicago this evening
15:30terrible things are happening in Europe
15:36no one who has seen what has happened in Kosovo to those refugees
15:41can be in any doubt
15:44that NATO's military action is justified
15:51but we must do more than simply make our case
15:56we must also succeed
15:59for that we depend on you
16:03the United States
16:06you are the most powerful country in the world
16:11and the richest
16:13you are a great nation
16:18and it must be
16:21difficult
16:22and sometimes irritating
16:24to find yourself the recipient of every demand
16:27to be called upon in every crisis
16:30to be expected always and everywhere
16:33to do what needs to be done
16:35the cry
16:37what's it got to do with us
16:39must be heard fairly regularly
16:44yet those nations which have the power
16:47have the responsibility to use it
16:49wisely
16:51we need you
16:54we need America engaged
17:00and so I say to you
17:02never fall again
17:04for the doctrine of isolationism
17:06because the world truly cannot afford it
17:10stay please
17:12a country outward looking
17:14with the vision and the imagination
17:17which is the very best of your nature
17:19and realize too that in doing so
17:23you will find in Britain
17:24a friend
17:25and an ally
17:28that will stand with you
17:30work with you
17:32fashion with you
17:34the design of a future built on peace
17:37and prosperity for all
17:40which is the only dream
17:42that makes humanity worth preserving
17:47thank you
17:48thank you
17:51thank you
17:55thank you
18:04a resounding success for the prime minister in America
18:08the New York Times says the prime minister has a new nickname
18:13King Tony
18:15the Wall Street Journal has come out in emphatic support of his attempts to persuade a reluctant White House
18:20but I think the best summary is from the Chicago Sun Times
18:24it claims Mr. Blair has beguiled the city with his charms
18:28leaving Americans pining to have him as their president instead
18:32goodness
18:33I gather President Clinton is now considering ground war
18:37which would leave Milosevic and his Serb forces with the option to either fight and face total annihilation
18:44or else withdraw
18:46and I suspect even they are sensible enough to choose the latter
18:50so
18:52the prime minister pulled it off
18:54so it seems
18:56this is an extraordinary political feat
19:21the prime minister your majesty
19:23your majesty
19:24your majesty
19:28I hope you didn't slip on the way here
19:31ma'am
19:32it can't be easy walking on water
19:37please
19:37do sit down
19:39so
19:40you insisted the West
19:43no longer stand by while genocide and slaughter take place
19:48and pulled it off without a single NATO casualty in combat
19:51great credit must go to the Americans
19:54when they signaled their openness to a ground invasion
19:57Milosevic realized the game was up
19:59but Clinton's change of heart is in great part thanks to you
20:03it's one thing to have popularity
20:06it's quite another to have influence
20:09so I offer you my congratulations
20:12you are at this moment by some margin
20:15the most celebrated leader on the world stage
20:17with remarkable instincts
20:20and so
20:23in the light of that
20:26it's no secret
20:27that the crown has not had the best time of it in recent years
20:31often our values and those of the country have not been perfectly aligned
20:36you on the other hand
20:38since you entered number 10
20:40you've shown an uncanny ability to read the mood of the country better than anyone
20:47and so I can't help
20:49but ask
20:54what would you do
20:57to turn things round for us
21:00if you were in charge
21:04if I were in charge
21:06of the monarchy
21:08if you were in my shoes
21:12if I were king
21:15yes
21:20goodness
21:23for someone who so rarely puts a foot wrong
21:25this seems to be a dangerous loss of judgment
21:28she's asking for advice Robert
21:29she doesn't need to take it
21:30but who is she asking?
21:32the prime minister
21:33an avowed reformer and modernizer
21:35her chief advisor
21:37I'm her chief advisor
21:39actually
21:41constitutionally Robert
21:42I think you'll find he is
21:47can we walk through the five big changes that we want to make?
21:52modernization
21:52we reduce expenditure
21:54everyone's doing it
21:55it's only fair that the queen is doing it as well
21:57right?
21:59royal train
22:00fifteen hundred pounds for catering per journey
22:03this is the time to get them in line with new labor
22:05honestly
22:07it's an anachronistic
22:09unrepresentative feudal system
22:10based on a thousand years of hereditary privilege
22:13you'd be better off trying to modernize Stonehenge
22:16let's do the monarchy first
22:17and then we can get round to prehistoric monuments
22:20aren't those two things the same?
22:23okay I know it's unexciting but administrative reform
22:26we run the royals like we run the civil service
22:28yes
22:30accountability
22:31there's nothing else that matters
22:33it's just that
22:34I mean not being allowed to marry a catholic
22:36pretty sure article 12 of the human rights act states that people have the right to marry whoever they want
22:41says the queen's council
22:42well that's wrong too I should be called senior council
22:45I think we can spin it like this
22:47it would look really good if it came from the palace
22:50that they're prepared to tighten the purses
22:52she knows that there has to be a change
22:54yes
22:55yes
22:55the voters don't want to take down monarchy
22:58you put a version of that in the dossier
23:01it's all wrong Tony
23:04seriously
23:05wrong
23:08needs changing
23:19I'd like to start by thanking you for giving me the opportunity to do this
23:24I'm ashamed to say most of the time we don't think seriously about the monarchy in this country
23:28we just subject you all to a lot of hurtful and frivolous gossip
23:32really
23:33I hadn't noticed
23:36but
23:37having consulted with my closest advisors
23:41we do all agree that
23:43the institution is in need of some reform
23:46that much was clear after the death of Diana Princess of Wales
23:50when we saw an outpouring of grief turn into a mass movement for change
23:56so I thought we might start with something I know you're already considering
24:02primogeniture
24:04yes
24:06demoting eldest daughters in the line of succession
24:08I think we can all agree makes little sense in a modern society
24:12as an eldest daughter myself I don't object to that in principle
24:16but to turn over centuries of royal legislation is no small task
24:21you'd have to consult with the 15 other countries where I'm head of state
24:27where the will is there these things can usually change quickly
24:31another area is transparency
24:33my government will soon be introducing a Freedom of Information Act
24:37I believe the monarchy might benefit from something similar
24:39an annual report setting out performance, assets, salaries, total accountability
24:45think of the Crown as a public limited company
24:48and the people of Britain as shareholders, not subjects
24:52I see
24:56it's now nearly 300 years since William III signed the Act of Settlement to secure a Protestant monarchy
25:01and there have been growing calls for a review of some of the more anti-Catholic provisions
25:09which surely have no place in a plural society like ours
25:14I can understand permitting members of the royal family to marry Catholics
25:20but for Catholics to be in the direct line of succession would open the way to a Catholic monarch
25:26well, of course there'll be technical issues
25:28slightly more than technical issues
25:31it would be the disestablishment of the Church of England
25:35but we have to be willing to look at the big questions
25:37there's no use nibbling around the periphery
25:40should it be the monarch's role to appoint the Prime Minister?
25:43of course, it's a government in the sovereign's name
25:46but to be able to dissolve Parliament, to give laws royal assent
25:51they don't in Sweden
25:52these functions can be carried out by the Speaker of the House of Commons
25:56should the monarch be commander-in-chief of the armed forces?
25:59again, they aren't in Sweden, they aren't in the Netherlands
26:00which brings me to the matter of pomp and splendour
26:05I've been looking at some of the ceremonial offices in the royal household
26:09and they include a hereditary grand falconer
26:14dear Murray, what about him?
26:17does the job really need to depend on birth not merit?
26:24the Queen's herbstrewer, the washer of the sovereign's hands
26:28that is only once per reign and only when I'm in residence at Holyrood House
26:33still a royal barge master and 24 watermen
26:37even though there hasn't been a royal barge since 1849
26:41a warden of the swans?
26:43someone has to oversee the swans in England's inland waterways
26:46over which the crown has an ancient prerogative right
26:49but is that prerogative right?
26:52I understand that the roll dates from the 12th century
26:55as a way to claim swans as delicacies for royal banquets
26:58now that the swan has, one imagines, fallen out of the culinary repertoire
27:02how does one justify the roll today?
27:04kings and queens might not be eating them anymore
27:07someone has to care for them
27:09we check them for injuries
27:12maintain their habitat
27:14ring them with tags from the British Trust for Ornithology
27:18conservation
27:20and that's before we get to the most anachronistic of all ceremonies
27:24the state opening of parliament
27:25do we really need ten heralds?
27:27including the Rouge Dragon Percevant
27:29and the Maltravers Herald Extraordinary
27:33the gold stick in waiting
27:34the silver stick in waiting
27:36the gentleman usher of the sword of state
27:40I think what we're suggesting is
27:44a purge of honorifics
27:46a bonfire of sinecures might be a useful concession
27:52and PR victory
28:01I obviously need to give all this careful thought
28:04your majesty
28:14so
28:15how was it?
28:18a little frosty
28:20I bet
28:22but she promised to give our proposals some further thought
28:24the Chancellor Gordon Brown
28:25well if she doesn't
28:27and the people get fed up with them
28:29she'll only have herself to blame
28:32Britain isn't mature enough as a country and a democracy now to live without this nonsense
28:39the preservation of the monarch is her life's work
28:42she must know that they have to change in order to survive
28:47they don't want to change Tony
28:50I mean she probably thinks the only way to survive is to double down on the madness
28:58like the Catholic Church
28:59let's not bring the church into this
29:01well they modernized and the old guard has never forgiven them for it
29:07why?
29:08because they got rid of the Latin and the incense
29:10and the miracles and the mystery
29:12and people stopped coming
29:16this is different
29:19is it?
29:34Mr. Hawkins next please
29:40please
29:41make yourself comfortable
29:45swans
29:45that's it
29:46I'm the warden of the swans
29:49it says here your role is one of the oldest in the household
29:53that's right sir
29:53we've gone through several incarnations over the years
29:57keeper of the king of swans
29:59the king swan master
30:00and now the warden of the swans
30:07and what is your precise title?
30:10I am the queen's herb straw
30:12the queen's guide to the suns
30:15yeoman of the glass and china pantry
30:18could you tell us what your role involves day by day?
30:21it's my job to supervise the glassware and earthenware across all the royal palaces
30:29I oversee stocks
30:31I guard against any damage and breakages
30:35what have you got there?
30:37laws, orders and customs, swans
30:41the authoritative text
30:43for what was then the keeper of the king swans
30:46it's been guiding us for centuries
30:48since 1482 by my reckoning
30:50the reign of Edward IV
30:51I've seen the bay change in all manner of ways
30:54years of high tides and heavy rainfall
30:56will change suns beyond recognition
30:59believe me I've seen shallow gullies turn into deep ravines
31:03what is your official title?
31:06astronomer royal
31:07paper to the sovereign
31:08lord high admiral of the wash ma'am
31:10my responsibilities also include
31:13folding all 170 of the embroidered white linen napkins
31:18oh that's you
31:20yes ma'am
31:21you are clever
31:22how on earth do you do that?
31:24few have truly mastered
31:26the Dutch bonnet napkin fold
31:29the swan
31:31is a pure
31:33and graceful
31:35beast
31:37how's your 15th century calligraphy Robert?
31:40little rusty
31:41her feathers
31:46are white as snow
31:49and as brief in duration
31:53for she signifieth
31:55the past is nature
31:57of fair things
32:00for though we wish our splendor
32:03to be everlasting
32:05no thing must remain
32:08of what is past
32:17the longer it went on
32:18the heavier my heart became
32:20I agree
32:22the sense of pride
32:24in the tradition
32:28I think my favourite
32:30was the yeoman bed hanger
32:32yes
32:34or the lord high admiral of the wash
32:45so they don't want black rod knocking on the door
32:48or the lord great chamberlain walking backwards
32:50they've also suggested getting rid of the cap of maintenance
32:55presumably on the grounds that it can only be worn by a peer of the realm
32:59but it's so full of colour and character and a glorious sea of the millions
33:05I think from a PR standpoint it might be sensible to make one or two concessions
33:10leave us less open to charges of elitism and grandiosity
33:14but that's missing the point
33:16the whole purpose of the state opening is to humble the monarch
33:21the crown's representative black rod knocks on the door of the house of commons
33:26and is rebuffed three times
33:28why?
33:30because the last time a king
33:33overstepped the mark and entered the commons
33:36Charles the first
33:38it led to civil war and his execution
33:43parliament is warning the monarch
33:46never forget
33:48we are in charge
33:50she still arrives in the Irish state coach with an escort of household cavalry
33:54and hundreds of guardsmen lining the route
33:56it doesn't immediately feel like a lesson in humility
34:00are we really being lectured on humility by the Prince of Wales?
34:03we are
34:04well I just don't feel there's anything wrong with running the monarchy on more rational and democratic lines
34:11but monarchy isn't rational
34:13or democratic or logical or fair
34:18haven't we all learned that by now
34:22people don't want to come to a royal palace and get what they could have at home
34:27when they come for an investiture
34:29or a state visit
34:31when they brush up against us they want the magic and the mystery
34:35and the arcane and the eccentric and the symbolic
34:40the transcendent
34:43they want to feel like they've entered another world
34:46that is our duty
34:49to lift people up and transport them into another realm
34:52not bring them down to earth and remind them of what they already have
34:58hear hear
34:59the world has been gripped and the race for the White House has boiled down to a recount in the
35:04battleground state of Florida
35:06many in the Labour Party had hoped for a victory for Vice President Al Gore
35:11but in a dramatic late night ruling
35:15the US Supreme Court voted 5-4 to stop the recount
35:19effectively handing the presidency to Texas Governor George W Bush
35:23Mr Blair's closest international ally will be a man he has never spoken to or met
35:28it couldn't have been more awkward
35:30as you know the Clintons were making their farewell visit to the UK
35:33and staying with us at Chequers while the ruling was being made
35:37so there we all were watching CNN in the middle of the night as the election is being decided
35:44oh dear
35:44the following day President Clinton had to deliver a speech at the University of Warwick
35:48with me giving the opening remarks
35:50well I had no choice but to offer warm congratulations to President-elect Bush
35:55in front of my good friend
35:58will it be challenging for you?
36:00to have a Republican White House?
36:03I see no reason not to be optimistic
36:07let's not forget
36:08I'll be the senior partner now so
36:10I hope to be able to influence President Bush
36:15hmm
36:20Your Majesty
36:21Prime Minister
36:30my office sent some suggestions ahead of the state opening a parliament
36:33I was wondering if you had a chance to look at them
36:35rather more than that
36:37I discussed them with my family
36:40believe it or not
36:41for my first child
36:43it was still custom to summon the home secretary to witness a royal birth
36:49my father put a stop to it with my consent
36:52so I'm not against reform
36:54the question is what is worth preserving and where to draw the line
36:58thank you
36:58we have now conducted a thorough review of all the offices in my household
37:03and what we discovered was not indefensible extravagance or luxury
37:07or a collection of empty Ruritanian titles
37:10but an extraordinary array of precious expertise
37:14skills that have been passed down for generations
37:17often within the same families
37:19and the vehicle for that continuity is the crown
37:23the spell that we cast and have cast for centuries is our immutability
37:29tradition is our strength
37:32respect for our forebears
37:35and the preservation of generations of their wisdom and learned experience
37:42modernity is not always the answer
37:46sometimes antiquity is too
37:55are you ready?
37:57are you ready?
38:02am I just serving now?
38:04no, Robert
38:05no, not at all
38:08I just wanted to express my relief now
38:12that I came to my senses
38:14for a moment I think we risk compromising the very things that make us distinctive
38:20please
38:24which leads me to think
38:28that it might be best if I personally were to move on
38:32Robert
38:33it's true, ma'am
38:35at crucial moments the palace has failed to read the public mood
38:40and much of the blame
38:42rests with me
38:43surely not
38:44it's a question of temperament
38:45knowing where to be flexible
38:48my problem is I'm an old stick
38:50I'd rather not change anything at all
38:53I tend to see things as binary
38:56either you keep things as they are
38:59or it's closing time in the gardens of the west
39:03but you can
39:05make alterations without tearing down the building
39:08my deputy
39:09Robin Janvin is
39:11far better place to do that
39:13he's much more attuned
39:15and deserving of a step up
39:17of course Robin will make an excellent private secretary
39:20but he's still a young man
39:23is there nothing I can do to persuade you to stay?
39:27sometimes it's helpful to offer a scalp
39:31this way
39:33everyone benefits
39:34the public gets sent a signal
39:37you get better advice than I could ever possibly give
39:41I get to play more cricket
39:46I don't know how I'll manage, I shall be utterly lost
39:49no ma'am, you won't
39:50it'll be just fine
39:52you've navigated this latest matter perfectly without my help
40:07every minute has been an honour ma'am
40:29and finally ma'am, your visit to Brighton and Hove
40:32as one of the government's designated millennium cities
40:35yes
40:36I have drafted a programme of engagements that I hope preserves the traditional
40:40but adds a somewhat modern sensibility
40:45on the one hand, lunch at the pavilion
40:47in tribute to your great great great great uncle George IV
40:51on the other, a visit to the Sussex Innovation Centre
40:54to see a demonstration of an insectoid robot called Maggie
40:59right
41:04one last thing you might be interested to know
41:08the Prime Minister
41:10yes
41:12has chosen to address the Women's Institute
41:17as part of his mission to consolidate support in Middle England
41:21really?
41:23I wouldn't have said they were his sort of crowd
41:26but his unerring judgement is what one has always had to admire him for
41:31and his ability to win over seemingly anyone
41:36I'm sure this will be no exception
41:44at the National Anthem
41:57as we're praying
41:58and the family
42:01a song has been here
42:02for in the National Anthem
42:03to tune in the National Anthem
42:03in the National Anthem
42:03for the National Anthem
42:10A modern voice for women.
42:13It is a clear and admirable statement of ideals.
42:17But what does it mean to be modern in a new Britain
42:22driven by change and innovation?
42:26Make no mistake, there are many traditions we can be proud of,
42:29but we must never cling to tradition for its own sake.
42:33In the 21st century, we must ask ourselves
42:37what kind of values we want to promote.
42:41We must take what's best from the past, but never be enthralled to it.
42:46Old-fashioned practices can sometimes hold progress back.
42:52I believe, and the Labour Party believes,
42:55that a new, updated concept of community is needed
43:00to keep up with the fast pace of change in the modern world.
43:05I was elected leader of the Labour Party
43:07because I understood that we had a radical mission
43:10to change not just the politics of this country,
43:13but the constitution of this country,
43:16the soul of this country.
43:20radical is not a word to be frightened of.
43:23It is a word to embrace.
43:26Because I fear that if we are not radical,
43:29we will not succeed in our mission.
43:32Look at what we've done in the House of Lords,
43:35taking...
43:37...
43:37...
43:38...
43:38...
43:38...
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43:39...
43:49Oh, okay, right.
43:51And change is tough, we know that.
43:58It's no one that people feel worried
44:00and wish to hold tight to the old ways.
44:03A run-in with the Women's Institute
44:04was surely not what the Prime Minister had in mind
44:06as he made his return to the political fray.
44:09The chairwoman of the WI says that she had urged Mr. Blair
44:12not to make his speech party political.
44:14Take all the forces that are prevailed by the change
44:16than the very traditions we seek to.
44:23I'm glad they're having a good debate.
44:34He can charm America, indeed the whole world,
44:38but comes up short with the Women's Institute.
44:41I'm getting terrible stick for it from my aides
44:43who all advise against doing it.
44:45You were political with the WI,
44:48the one thing we pride ourselves on never being.
44:50As far as criticisms go,
44:52being too political is one I think I can live with.
44:55It'd be like someone describing you as being too royal.
44:59I think I've come to realise
45:00there's no such thing as too royal.
45:04If you're doing it,
45:05do it properly.
45:08And unapologetically.
45:09I understand.
45:13I understand.
45:17So?
45:20So.
45:23I'm sure you're aware
45:24the EU has just published a draft
45:27of its new Charter for Fundamental Rights
45:30ahead of the forthcoming summit in Portugal.
45:33Our hope
45:34is that it will reflect
45:35the original meaning of the
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