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Roy Jenkins (Gales, 1920 - 2003) Reconocido político británico y escritor, especialmente de biografías, fue diputado laborista en la Cámara Baja desde 1948 y Ministro de Transportes Aéreos (1964), del Interior (1965 y 1974-1976), y Presidente de la Comisión para la Comunidad Económica Europea (1976-1981).
Roy Jenkins was a civilized, liberal, decent politician, for those who liked him. For harsher critics, he was a snob who had betrayed his party and his working-class roots. He had set out to be prime minister but his focus was never on politics alone. He was a rare creature among modern politicians, and a
Roy Jenkins was a dominating figure in British politics across the four decades before his death in 2003, with an impact and legacy greater than many prime ministers of the period. These essays, by friends and associates of Roy Jenkins from every phase of his life, chart his remarkable career with insight, anecdote, and empathy. Each contributor writes from a close and unique relationship with ...
Resumen y sinopsis de Churchill de Roy Jenkins. A partir de su propia experiencia y de su extraordinario conocimiento de la historia de Gran Bretaña, Roy Jenkins analiza en esta obra monumental la vida de uno de los iconos de la historia política moderna de Europa a través de sus campañas, elecciones, cambios de opinión, virtudes y defectos. La creación de Sudáfrica, el Telón de Acero ...
Leeroy Jenkins (también conocido como Leeeeeeeeeroy Jenkins) es uno de los integrantes del grupo de PALS FOR LIFE dispuesto a asaltar la mazmorra Upper Blackrock Spire en el conocido MMORPG World of Warcraft.Mientras sus compañeros estaban trazando un plan (usando tecnología de Voz sobre IP) para conquistar la siguiente sala, Leeroy estaba lejos de su ordenador, con lo que no pudo escuchar ...
11 de ago. de 2017 · It is perhaps not surprising that the search for a British candidate for the Commission Presidency in 1976 quickly led to Roy Jenkins: after all, Jenkins had been one of the most vocal proponents of British membership of the European Community (EC) since the 1950s, gaining him the deserved reputation as ‘Britain’s leading pro-European alongside Edward Heath’ (p. 14).
Roy Jenkins brought great talent to Europe’s top job. He played a key role in re-launching European monetary integration, winning the right to attend the new global summits, and smoothing Greece’s path to EC membership. But he fell short of other targets.
