Incumbency starts to hurt
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The British government faces a number of problems such as rising crime rates and criticisms of low funding levels for the National Health Service (NHS). Prime minister, Tony Blair, also faces lack of public support for membership of European monetary union. Meanwhile, the economy is performing well. The government made a number of promises that would be difficult to keep. The ruling Labor party has been in power for some time before criticisms started to mount, and could easily be re-elected.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2000
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Labour's election pledges: small beer
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A modest collection of election pledges that Britain's Labor Party plans to honor has been distributed to voters in the form of a credit-card sized list. The five pledges include among others the promise to cut school class sizes to less than 30 for children ages 5-7.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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Fiscal fudge: labor pledges
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The Labour Party promised many improvements in the economy and conditions generally in the UK without explaining which taxes would be raised to pay for such improvements at its 1996 conference in Blackpool. The windfall tax on utilities was the one exception to this.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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