A new brand for Britain: will New Labour succeed in reinventing Britishness?
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New Labour PM Tony Blair may be attempting to introduce US-style politics to the UK. His approach is to give the UK a fresh, forward-looking perspective, and this shows in his plans for the expensive Millennium Dome in Greenwich, which he hopes will focus less on the past than on the future.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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Struggling for the prince's ear
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The new government of Tony Blair and the Labor Party has received ongoing criticism on various fronts, ranging from the operations of the environment ministry to the government information service. Specific criticisms include undue haste, addiction to headlines, and partisan politics.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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Blair's wild bunch
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Labor politicians in Scotland are thinking less about the upcoming UK elections than they are about the Scottish Parliament, which the Party promised to establish if it gains power, as is expected. Internal squabbles over the taxing power of the prospective legislature are discussed.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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