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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 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 March 14, 2005 |
Have The Tories Found A Trump Card? With the British general election expected in May, the Conservative Party is turning immigration into a key campaign issue. And it seems to be paying off. |
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 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 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 September 1, 2010 Robert Hutton |
Tony Blair, New Tory, Defends His Reign Tony Blair sounds a conservative note in his memoir. |
BusinessWeek December 8, 2003 |
Europe And Britain: Prickly Partners The gulf between old Europe and the sceptered isle was on display during a meeting in London of French President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Tony Blair on Nov. 24. |
BusinessWeek April 29, 2010 Matthew Lynn |
A British Toss-Up with an American Twist Nick Clegg came out of nowhere and may now determine who becomes Prime Minister. |
BusinessWeek October 13, 2003 Stanley Reed |
Commentary: Labour's Deep Bench Even if Blair stumbles, Chancellor of Exchequer Brown can step in. |
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 July 12, 2004 |
Is Martin Going Overboard In Canada? Some business leaders fear Martin, a fiscal hawk when he was Finance Minister, is abandoning restraint to cater to interest groups. |
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. |
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. |
Search Engine Watch April 21, 2010 Mark Pack |
Liberal Democrats' View: It Was Traditional Media That Did It General U.K. election, week two: Old media opened up the British campaign, but the legacy could yet be a large long-term boost to the reach of new media in politics. |
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 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. |
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." |
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 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 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. |
Reason February 2006 Matt Welch |
The War on Sedition English-speaking American allies crack down on speech in the name of fighting Islamic terrorism. |
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. |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum January 2006 Erico Guizzo |
Loser: Britain's Identity Crisis Proposed biometric ID cards won't prevent fraud or terrorism |
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. |
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. |
Search Engine Watch April 14, 2010 Mark Pack |
Liberal Democrats' View: Humor -- the Double-edged Campaigning Sword Political satire on YouTube, and Twitter provides some important lessons about how U.K. campaign messages are portrayed and spread. |
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. |
Chemistry World April 15, 2015 Maria Burke |
Science remains a peripheral issue in the UK election The economy, the NHS and immigration are key battlegrounds as the UK election approaches, but science and technology are rarely discussed. |
BusinessWeek July 24, 2006 Kerry Capell |
Handcuffs Across The Water Why a treaty with the U.S. to extradite terror suspects is riling British executives. |
CIO July 15, 2005 Juan Carlos Perez |
Internet Users Ignorant About Data Privacy Internet users in the United States are dangerously ignorant about the type of data that website owners collect from them and how that data is used, making them vulnerable to fraud and misuse of their personal information, a new study finds. |
Chemistry World May 12, 2015 Emma Stoye |
Tory election victory heralds new science minister for UK Jo Johnson has been appointed the science and universities minister within the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, overseen by new business secretary Sajid Javid who replaces Liberal Democrat Vince Cable. |
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. |
Search Engine Watch April 13, 2010 Mark Hanson |
Labour's View: Social Media and the New World of U.K. Political Campaigns Technology has enabled people to organize for themselves, find people who share their interests, talk back, and find new authority figures. A successful campaign by any political party needs to recognize this. |
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 |
The Motley Fool August 29, 2008 Tim Hanson |
Are You Ignoring the World's Next Great Growth Story? Few other cities in China are home to so many architectural marvels, such a developed economy, and access to such a variety of imported goods as Beijing -- and that means great growth opportunities. |
AskMen.com Nate Steere |
Traits Of A Leader The International Visitor Leadership Program, established in the 1940s, is an invitation-only program to identify future world leaders. These promising individuals are invited to travel the U.S., meeting with influential politicians or VIPs in their field of accomplishment. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2007 Brendan O'Neill |
Rant: Tony the Nanny Tony Blair's shameful record on civil liberties. |
BusinessWeek March 4, 2010 Reed & Vina |
In Britain, a Rout Turns into a Race As the Tories talk tough about trimming the public sector, voters get nervous -- and Labour suddenly has a chance. |
AskMen.com Simon Sinek |
Make It Happen Though we may have desires or bold goals, for whatever reason, most of us don't think we can achieve something beyond what we're qualified to achieve. Why, I ask, do we let reality interfere with our dreams? |
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 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. |
The Motley Fool March 7, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique |
Murdoch Pushes Near-Monopoly in U.K. Media Industry With BSkyB takeover, News Corp. will have major control over British media. |
Search Engine Watch April 20, 2010 Mark Hanson |
Labour's View: Interactive Videos Launches New Era in Politics The ultimate success test of whether these kinds of innovations work is how many votes are racked up on election night. The way technology is being harnessed to involve voters and find ways of removing the walls erected around the process is exciting. |