Lurch to the right
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The new shadow cabinet named by the UK Conservative Party's new leader, Iain Duncan Smith, is filled with right-wingers and Eurosceptics. The new shadow cabinet may be more united than previous ones, but will not attract voters.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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His finest hours
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UK prime minister Tony Blair seems to have the makings of a good wartime prime minister, but these merely highlight his failings as a leader in peacetime. Blair has courage and he strives for moral certainty.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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Signal failure
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The United Kingdom has undergone some devolution, with Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland gaining greater autonomy. England has yet to undergo the dame process, and the implications of this are assessed.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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