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BusinessWeek December 15, 2003 |
More Troubles For Britain's Blair Tony Blair's credibility as Prime Minister is on the line in his battle to require British university graduates to pay about $5,100 per year in fees after entering the workforce. The measure has sparked a rebellion in his Labour Party. |
BusinessWeek October 13, 2003 Stanley Reed |
Commentary: Labour's Deep Bench Even if Blair stumbles, Chancellor of Exchequer Brown can step in. |
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Kerry Capell |
Is This The Endgame For Tony Blair? Is the endgame approaching for Blair? It's too early to say. But the Prime Minister, who backed President George W. Bush fully on the Iraq war, is feeling incessant heat over his decision -- and watching his position slide in the polls. |
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 |
Election Odds In Britain Will British Prime Minister Tony Blair call early elections? He doesn't have to hold a vote until May, 2006, but it is widely assumed he'll call the election for the spring or, at the latest, fall of 2005. |
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Stanley Reed |
A Dogfight Within The House of Labour Some might think the contenders are Tory vs. Labour, but the more closely watched contest is between Blair and his tough Chancellor of the Exchequer for control of the party -- and ultimately of 10 Downing St. |
BusinessWeek February 9, 2004 |
A Close Call For Britain's Tony Blair British Prime Minister Tony Blair survived his two-day political ordeal on Jan. 27-28. He won his parliamentary battle to hike university tuition fees, and he escaped blame in senior judge Brian Hutton's probe into the suicide of weapons expert David Kelly. |
BusinessWeek May 21, 2007 Stanley Reed |
What Blair Could Teach Sarkozy France's new President might learn a lot from Tony Blair about building a vibrant economy. |
BusinessWeek September 1, 2010 Robert Hutton |
Tony Blair, New Tory, Defends His Reign Tony Blair sounds a conservative note in his memoir. |
BusinessWeek April 18, 2005 Stanley Reed |
Britain: If The Economy Ain't Broke... Blair's strong economic record may be his saving grace in the election. |
BusinessWeek July 18, 2005 |
Fallout From The Olympics Decision Embattled French President Jacques Chirac will be further weakened by the rejection of Paris' bid for the 2012 Olympic games. |
BusinessWeek August 30, 2004 |
The Sarkozy Express: Straight At Chirac The French Finance Minister is a big favorite to become head of President Jacques Chirac's center-right Union for a Popular Movement later this year and has made clear he would use the post as a springboard to run for President in 2007. Can he be stopped? |
BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 David Fairlamb |
Tax Harmony, EU Fracas Germany and France are raising tempers by pushing for a minimum corporate tax. |
BusinessWeek April 4, 2005 |
Chirac vs. The EU: Tension Is On The Rise Friction is growing between French President Jacques Chirac and some of his neighbors over arms to China, Britain's EU rebate, and Europe's new constitution. |
BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 Carol Matlack |
France: More Talk, Little Action Is that a bracing wind of political change blowing across France, or just a lot of hot air? With President Jacques Chirac temporarily sidelined, the campaign for President in 2007 has suddenly picked up momentum. |
BusinessWeek May 10, 2004 John Rossant |
The Pernicious Rise Of "Core Europe" Germany and France are building a bloc to preserve their political and economic influence. |
BusinessWeek June 14, 2004 John Rossant |
The U.S. And Europe: Friends Again, For Now Are transatlantic relations on the mend? The mood music surrounding George W. Bush's early June trip to France promises to sound downright friendly. |
BusinessWeek June 6, 2005 |
A Political Flap Over I.D. Cards In Britain Having just won an historic third term, British Prime Minister Tony Blair is wasting no time following up on campaign pledges. |
BusinessWeek August 2, 2004 John Rossant |
France: Chirac's Protege Is No Poodle 71-year-old President Jacques Chirac is facing an unprecedented challenge from his onetime protege, Nicolas Sarkozy. |
BusinessWeek January 27, 2011 Alex Massie |
Gordon Brown: The Great Clunking Stylist What lesson does the former British Prime Minister take from the crash? In his new book, Beyond the Crash: Overcoming the First Crisis of Globalization, he blames America. |
BusinessWeek February 2, 2004 Stanley Reed |
Will Tony Blair Dodge These Bullets? The countdown has begun to Tony Blair's High Noon. On Jan. 27, the House of Commons will vote on the Prime Minister's controversial proposal to nearly triple university fees, to about $5,400 a year. On Jan. 28, Brian Hutton, a respected senior judge, will release the report of his investigation into the death of weapons expert David Kelly. |
Reason November 2005 Daniel Koffler |
Breaking Curfew Citing the European Convention on Human Rights, a 15-year-old brought an anti-curfew suit against the London suburb of Richmond and the Metropolitan Police, and convinced Lord Justice Brooke that he has the right to "walk the streets without interference from police." |
InternetNews December 17, 2007 |
UK Admits Losing Data Of 3 Million People British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government suffered new embarrassment over missing data on Monday when it revealed one of its contractors had lost the details of 3 million learner drivers. |
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 John Rossant |
Europe Is Playing With Fire Just about everywhere you look in Europe, the protectionist rhetoric is rising. Keeping national control over key companies and industries is seen as a way to make sure jobs don't evaporate. |
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 Carol Matlack |
For Europe, Opportunity Knocks Why the votes against the EU constitution may strengthen Europe. |
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 Stanley Reed |
Britain: The Tories Are Coming On Strong British Conservative leader Michael Howard is set to challenge Tony Blair on social and political issues. |
BusinessWeek October 11, 2004 John Rossant |
Turkey At The EU's Door Turkey's decades-long quest to join the European Union looks set to take a great leap forward. But while official pronouncements sound friendly, popular opposition is rising. |
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Carol Matlack |
Can A Lame Duck Keep French Reform Alive? It's the ax that didn't fall. Just about everyone in France expected Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin to lose his job after the poor showing of the ruling center-right coalition in elections on Mar. 21 and 28. |
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 |
Israel And Egypt Boost Energy Trade Economic ties between Israel and Egypt could improve in the wake of a major gas deal between the countries. |
BusinessWeek January 17, 2005 Stanley Reed |
The Party of the Future In Britain? Election fever is rising in Britain. Just about everyone assumes that Prime Minister Tony Blair will call for a national vote this spring, probably on May 5 to coincide with already scheduled local elections. |
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 Cooper & Madigan |
Britain: Enough Growth To Buoy Blair? Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he will put the economy at the center of his bid for a third term. A few days ago, the plan seemed questionable. Now the strategy is looking sounder. |
Parameters Winter 2003/2004 James K. Wither |
British Bulldog or Bush's Poodle? Anglo-American Relations and the Iraq War There are many factors beside Blair's leadership that helped to shape the British government's role in Iraq. This article addresses these issues and places them in historical context. |
Reason May 2005 Charles Paul Freund |
Inciting Censorship British Prime Minister Tony Blair's government has added a measure to the proposed Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill that would create a new offense: "incitement of religious hatred." |
BusinessWeek January 19, 2004 |
London's Mayor Is Back In Labour's Fold Tony Blair took a big bite of humble pie on Jan. 6 when he gave the green light for maverick London Mayor Ken Livingstone to be readmitted to the Labour Party. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2007 Annie Turner |
The perception of corruption The UK's Serious Fraud Office investigations into defense companies' activities has serious global implications. |
BusinessWeek April 5, 2004 Capell & Cohn |
Britain's Amazing Jobs Machine How does it keep creating so much employment? And can the boom last? |
Parameters Autumn 2004 Alan W. Dowd |
A Different Course? America and Europe in the 21st Century Understanding the changes and challenges within Europe could help Americans respond to the changes and challenges facing the transatlantic community. |
Chemistry World May 10, 2007 |
Comment: Blair's legacy Peter Cotgreave, director of the Campaign for Science and Engineering in the UK, reflects on 10 years under Blair's leadership. |
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 Stanley Reed |
The New Deal Gets Britain Off The Dole Since taking power in 1997, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour government has launched a flurry of programs under the New Deal banner aimed at putting the unemployed to work. Britain's welfare-busters are on a winning streak. |
BusinessWeek November 3, 2003 Stanley Reed |
Commentary: Back To The Bad Old Days Of Strikes? British unions are angry, but things are nowhere near as chaotic as in the '70s |
BusinessWeek January 17, 2005 Cooper & Madigan |
France: Not A Lot Of Gas In This Job Engine Will a new year mean more new jobs for French workers? President Jacques Chirac has made better employment growth a focus for 2005. But private economists are skeptical that France can grow fast enough to generate a pickup in hiring. |
BusinessWeek March 14, 2005 Carol Matlack |
Curing France's Economic Malaise Even turnaround whiz Thierry Breton may not be able to help energize France's economy. |
Chemistry World June 2007 Mark Peplow |
Editorial: Dear Gordon... A science-related message to the UK's new Prime Minister Gordon Brown. |
BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 Stanley Reed in London |
School Daze At British Universities They're facing huge funding gaps as subsidies shrink and enrollments swell. |
Reason April 2007 Brian Doherty |
Google Envy In 2005 France and Germany decided to subsidize and develop a new Internet search engine that would not have to be channeled through American technology. However, a government Google may not be so successful. |
InsideFlyer January 2007 |
A Flogging for Logging Flight Miles in the U.K. Britain's Royals and Tony Blair's Cabinet have been criticized for it's large volume of unnecessary air travel. |
BusinessWeek May 3, 2004 John Rossant |
An Alliance In Ruins Brief reviews of two books, "Dangerous De-Liaisons" and
"The French Betrayal of America," and a more indepth look at relations between France and the U.S. |
BusinessWeek August 8, 2005 |
Big Brother Britain? The Blair Administration's proposal for biometric ID cards looked like a goner - until the July 7 attacks in London. But critics still worry about their intrusiveness. |
BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 |
French Voters May Slam Chirac & Co. The decision of France's ruling center-right party chief Alain Juppe to remain in politics could spur a voter backlash. |
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 John Rossant |
How Europe Could Grow Again The European experiment was supposed to deliver prosperity. It hasn't. But with less reform than you might think, a healthy new economy could emerge. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2007 Brendan O'Neill |
Rant: Tony the Nanny Tony Blair's shameful record on civil liberties. |