Some of Wilson's compromises violated his belief in self-determination.
VOA: special.2010.11.11
The ruling centre-right Popular Party of Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar -- a staunch opponent of Basque self-determination -- emerged as the region's second political force thanks to its alliance with the smaller conservative party.
This tension between the prime minister's perception of his political self-interest and the determination of John Prescott to rein back the private motorist has never been resolved.
He told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show he hoped the result would reaffirm the principle of self-determination and send a message to both the international community and to Argentines.