The trouble with conviction
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Some observers believe that the fact that the UK government has faced a growing number of crises recently is because the UK's authority and world influence is declining. Others believe that it is because many ministers have been in office too long. However, the real cause could actually be the replacement of consensus by conviction politics over recent decades under the influence of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher. She believed that she had to take firm action to deal with a crisis situation when she came to power, and some of the changes made then for dealing with an emergency have never been reversed.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1996
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A stake through the heart of old simplicities
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Politicians of all beliefs are now having to accept that Labour party leader Tony Blair's efforts to move towards a stakeholder economy will eventually lead to the collapse of the traditional political order in the UK. As the 20th century comes to an end, it is becoming increasingly difficult to see the world in clear terms of good against evil, progress against reaction and light against darkness, as the New Right and Old Left have tended to do. There will now be a trend towards power-sharing, mutual education and negotiation within politics in the UK.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1996
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The televised debate that never was
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The BBC was very keen to set up a televised debate between then Prime Minister John Major and Labour party leader Tony Blair in the run-up to the May 1997 general election. Extensive negotiations took place, but it eventually became clear that it would be impossible to reach agreement. Ultimately, the negotiations collapsed over the role of the Liberal Democrats in the debate. The BBC feels that televised debates are in the public interest, but the main political parties lacked the will to ensure that a debate was held.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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