The Tory government, having badly lost the public-relations battle, smoothed it over as a "misunderstanding" and promised support for "progress towards" a worldwide ban. Too late. It was just another sign that they were out of step with popular feeling.
A few months later, the Tories lost the general election by a landslide. Tony Blair, Diana's new supporter, was prime minister at the age of 43. His victory, on a bright day in May after 18 long years of Tory dominance, was welcomed with the euphoria of a new dawn. A young, modernizing, and empathetic prime minister and his independent, high-powered wife were pledging to end the corrupt, uptight ways of the crusty old Establishment. High five! Diana stayed up all night watching the results coming in on TV. She saw New Labour's England as a place that would have all the best things about America—classlessness, freshness, and freedom from stifling tradition. And above all, of course, an appreciation of her.
"How dare anyone criticize Diana, Princess of Wales, for taking up this heartrending cause?" wrote Clare Short, who was Tony Blair's secretary of state for international development, in a July 1997 issue of The Spectator, referring to the land-mine campaign. "Diana's stand on the issue deserves the utmost praise. Her public profile is able to give hope to millions of victims and campaigners that once and for all there may be a global ban on the manufacture and use of anti-personnel landmines.
The Tory government, having badly lost the public-relations battle, smoothed it over as a "misunderstanding" and promised support for "progress towards" a worldwide ban. Too late. It was just another sign that they were out of step with popular feeling.A few months later, the Tories lost the general election by a landslide. Tony Blair, Diana's new supporter, was prime minister at the age of 43. His victory, on a bright day in May after 18 long years of Tory dominance, was welcomed with the euphoria of a new dawn. A young, modernizing, and empathetic prime minister and his independent, high-powered wife were pledging to end the corrupt, uptight ways of the crusty old Establishment. High five! Diana stayed up all night watching the results coming in on TV. She saw New Labour's England as a place that would have all the best things about America—classlessness, freshness, and freedom from stifling tradition. And above all, of course, an appreciation of her."How dare anyone criticize Diana, Princess of Wales, for taking up this heartrending cause?" wrote Clare Short, who was Tony Blair's secretary of state for international development, in a July 1997 issue of The Spectator, referring to the land-mine campaign. "Diana's stand on the issue deserves the utmost praise. Her public profile is able to give hope to millions of victims and campaigners that once and for all there may be a global ban on the manufacture and use of anti-personnel landmines.
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