On the eve of playing host at the annual get-together of leaders of the world's major industrialized countries, the G-8, British Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke with TIME's London bureau chief J.F.O. McAllister about Blair's vision for the summit and how it differs from that of President George W. Bush. Blair's agenda for the confab concentrates on climate change and aid to Africa.
IN CREATING THE G-8 AGENDA, WERE YOU FOCUSING ON AREAS IN WHICH YOU DISAGREE WITH PRESIDENT BUSH TO OFFSET THE POLITICAL TROUBLES YOU'VE FACED FOR BEING HIS ALLY IN IRAQ?
No, it's not that. We have rightly taken...
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