Sex and chickens: diversions dominate in the election campaign
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The British general election campaign is becoming more entertaining as the election approaches. Pictures have been released of Tory MP Piers Merchant kissing a 17-year-old nightclub hostess. Tory strategists dressed a man as a chicken to call attention to Tony Blair's refusal to debate John Major on national TV.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1997
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Stilling the guns: a new IRA ceasefire brings hope - but no euphoria
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Possibility for peace were renewed by the Protestants' step back from confrontational acts such as marching through Catholic sections, and the IRA's ceasefire. But people mistrust the truce remembering the violence that followed the last one. The major obstacles to Irish peace are discussed.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1997
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