Once upon a time, sorry seemed to be the hardest word. To quote an old Elton John song. Nowadays, sorry seems to be the rule of day in international politics. Latest with British de facto PM Gordon Brown's slip of the tongue in irritation over a debate with a female Labour voter. So afterwards he goes out of his way to apologize. To the women herself. To his party. To the public. With the media still falling over Brown ruling him out as a winner at the election one week away. Except election rival Nick Clegg, who deems the incident over, handled with an apology, and done with. Brown's remark can't be taken back. But look, he said he was sorry. 'Sorry' seems to be the operative word here.
For further information, please see:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/8650546.stm
http://ukelection.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/28/why-browns-gaffe-could-get-worse/?hpt=C2
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/28/gordon-brown-penitent-bigot-gaffe-campaign
http://politiken.dk/udland/article959602.ece
For further information, please see:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/8650546.stm
http://ukelection.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/28/why-browns-gaffe-could-get-worse/?hpt=C2
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/28/gordon-brown-penitent-bigot-gaffe-campaign
http://politiken.dk/udland/article959602.ece