But it is less obvious that he is willing to do what is necessary to lead the Labour Party to victory in the next general election. In some critical sense, he must repudiate Blair’s legacy, which, at a minimum, means promising to take Britain out of the Iraq War.
戈登·布朗显然想继托尼·布莱尔之后成为英国首相，但是他是否愿意采取必要的行动，带领工党在下一届大选中赢得胜利，答案却并不那么明 确。严格地说，他必须抛弃布莱尔的传统，而这最少也意味着将英国拖出伊拉克战争的泥淖。