Can Britain lead in Europe?
Britain should join France and Germany in forming a triple alliance to lead the European Union, suggested Gerhard Schröder, the German Social Democrats' candidate for Chancellor, in April 1998. Joshka Fischer, the leader of the German Green Party, reacted swiftly. "If he [Schröder] tried to widen the Franco-German relationship into a triangle with Britain it would be a disaster for Europe," said Mr Fischer. "Britain just doesn't know what it wants."
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