Bilderberg 2014: George Osborne and the man at the centre of everything
After terrifying John Major, Sir John Kerr has moved on to well-connected boardrooms and the heart of Bilderberg
Charlie Skelton
GuardianUK
Monday 2 June 2014
On the sun-drenched patio of the Marriott Hotel in Copenhagen sat the chancellor of the exchequer. He sat quietly and listened carefully as a distinguished older gentleman gave him what appeared to be an intense and barely-interrupted 25 minute briefing. George Osborne sat and listened, while we stood and watched.
The body language was fascinating. George was tense, leaning in, petitioning. The man opposite was physically relaxed but full of gestures and explanations. George was there to listen hard and get up to speed. Apart from a two-minute speech at the end, he opened his lips barely a dozen times, and half of those were simply to have a sip of his fruit punch.
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