Durban blog: UK punches above its weight in climate talks

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Jane Burston finds reports of the UK's declining voice have been exaggerated

Commentary on negotiations, from the Doha round of world trade talks to the future of the eurozone, often suggests that the UK no longer has much negotiating power. Facts would seem to back that up...

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