HARTLEY WILLIAM SHAWCROSS
(Hartley William Shawcross, Baron Shawcross)
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This is the classic political problem. It is much easier to determine what is wrong, but much harder to put it right. Politicians who harp on problems vigorously seem to escape the obligation of doing something about the problems.
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Hartley William Shawcross, Baron Shawcross, GBE, PC, QC, known from 1945 to 1959 as Sir Hartley Shawcross, was an English barrister and Labour politician who served as the lead British prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal. He also served as Britain's principal delegate to the United Nations immediately after World War II and as Attorney General for England and Wales.