Editors' blog

Time for reflection

Three days after the London Summit, the dogs have barked, and the caravan has moved on. The world's attention has quickly moved from the British capital to Strasbourg for the NATO Summit and on to Prague for a meeting between European Union leaders and US President Barack Obama. Yet the historic decisions taken by the G20 leaders in their London Summit will have an impact on the world's economy and the global crisis long after the details of the summit and the events leading up to it are forgotten. The world's media, which had been largely sceptical ahead of the meeting, largely applauded the communiqué - and echoed the leaders' praise for Gordon Brown whose tireless preparatory work as chairman allowed the summit to exceed expectations. Closer scrutiny in the following days has naturally produced some questions about particular issues and sparked a healthy debate over what comes next - but the overall verdict remains positive on balance. As Alistair Darling, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, said on BBC-TV on Sunday morning, the real test now is to deliver on the commitments.

Posted at 12:56 05 April 2009 by Editor  |  Comments[1]