There's never been a time when the politicians have so close to each other, yet they're light years away from the electorate."But he has given up any hope of the right recapturing the party in government, and says he is "very strongly against getting rid of a party leader while in office".In opposition, the party would be able to renew its asp?id=2 ideological cutting edge, he says: "I'm register register a clean-slate man myself I want a new party with new register people. The party needs a good scrub with a hard brush."He expresses admiration for Michael Portillo, the Secretary of State for Employment, who Lady Thatcher herself said in 1993 register would be a "very asp?id=2 strong runner" as a future Tory leader, but does register not endorse him.McAlpine was treasurer of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990, and register was also a deputy chairman register of the party register register during the then Mrs Thatcher's asp?id=2 first government. He is one of Lady Thatcher's most ardent and embittered supporters.His low opinion of the current Cabinet has been ill-concealed in his occasional column in the Mail on Sunday. He has asp?id=2 asp?id=2 called for Douglas Hurd to register resign as Foreign Secretary and described Jeremy Hanley, the Conservative Party Chairman, as a "pantaloon", and "totally useless".

But neither he nor any other substantial Tory figure has previously called for the Major administration to be swept aside and replaced in opposition.Hanley's blunder, page 6. Beatrix Campbell: Tell us something about yourself. Amitai Etzioni: I was born in Germany and raised in Israel where I participated in the Israeli war of independence. Then I got my BA and MA at the Hebrew University and in 1957 I went to Berkeley where I got my PhD, then taught for 20 years at Columbia University. I went to work at the White House for Jimmy Carter and decided to stay in Washington. You have five children.I sure do.How did you manage childcare?My wife and I were both working, but being a professor it was relatively easy for me to do some work at home.

We both participated rather intimately, but there is no question she did a disproportionate share.What do you now think about the sexual division of labour?I think men and women, fathers and mothers, should have exactly the same rights and exactly the same duties.When people are poor they are under such economic pressure that it becomes society's job to enable them to be better parents. But when we move up the economic structure people have more choices. Take a couple of lawyers - both working outside the home, both wanting to make a million. They bring clients home, and their briefcases, and they have no time or energy left for their children. I think it's bad for all concerned - for them, the children and for society.The greatest joy I get out of my life is my five sons.