Whatever happened to your ethical foreign policy, Mr Cook?

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UK Foreign Secretary Robin Cook has come under close scrutiny with regard to the government's policy on supplying military assistance to Sierra Leone. It is clear that the government was guilty of running two contradictory policies at the same time, and then sought to escape responsibility for this. While in opposition, Cook would have been extremely critical of a Foreign Secretary who behaved in this way, but he now seems to think that such behaviour is excusable. It can be argued that scrutiny of the executive in the UK is now extremely weak.

International relations, Cabinet officers, Cabinet officials, Cook, Robin (British politician)

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Nato's most potent enemy lies in Washington, not Belgrade

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The US remains strongly opposed to the use of ground troops to put an end to Serb aggression against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, Yugoslavia. This means that there is now a worrying lack of resolve at the very centre of Nato. This issue has forced UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to face up to the shortcomings of President Bill Clinton, with whom Blair had appeared to have much in common. The US will claim a victory in the Balkans, regardless of the outcome, but there is a clear danger of ethnic cleansing being rewarded.

Yugoslavia, United States, Clinton, Bill, Blair, Tony, Military aspects, Military policy, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Kosovo

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The Poor List would make most unedifying reading

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The recently published list of the most wealthy people in the UK presents some interesting demographic trends. It is clear that wealth is no longer closely associated with land ownership, and that wealth does not necessarily bring political power. The wealthy come from an increasingly wide social sphere, and do not necessarily automatically support the Conservative party. In contrast, the very poor tend to still come from the same sections of society, and continue to receive very little attention.

Population information, Income Distribution, Wealth

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