The squid and the whales

摘要

It may be a small country of only 300,000 souls, squeezed between Mexico and Guatemala, but Belize has attracted the attention of some of the world's rich and powerful. Foremost among them is Lord (Michael) Ashcroft, a British peer who grew up there and who has long been its dominant businessman. He was its representative at the United Nations from 1998 to 2000. He is now deputy chairman of Britain's Conservative Party.