A question to Tony Blair: will your government be an elective dictatorship?
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The size of Tony Blair's Labor majority - 180 seats - and several decisions in his first three weeks in office, make Tories charge him with heavy-handedness. Unilaterally giving the Bank of England independence, and his strict party control of dissent and media contacts, are analyzed.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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Tony Blair's web
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Blair has given his government officials specific political roles, and it is this that sets him apart from other British prime ministers. The Blair government has its foibles, but Blair's sense of organization has so far made his network of officials fit together in a strong web.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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