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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
November 10, 2003 |
A New Chance For Britain's Tories? Conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith's defeat in a confidence vote by Tory MPs on Oct. 29 may mark at least a temporary end to internecine warfare inside the party. In the wake of Duncan Smith's departure, Tory MPs may rally around former Home Secretary Michael Howard. |
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
January 31, 2005 |
More Woes For Britain's Tories A recent poll by agency predicted another victory for the Labour Party in parliamentary elections expected on May 5. |
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
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
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
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
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. |
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
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. |
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
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 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. |
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
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. |
AskMen.com
Tom Butler |
Image Lessons From The Party Leaders In politics, it seems image counts for a lot. |
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
September 1, 2010
Robert Hutton |
Tony Blair, New Tory, Defends His Reign Tony Blair sounds a conservative note in his memoir. |
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
October 14, 2010
Hutton & Penny |
Britain: Sparing Health Care from Budget Cuts David Cameron's promise to increase National Health Service funding means other budget reductions will be much deeper. |
Entrepreneur
October 2007
Joshua Kurlantzick |
Borderline Issues All is quiet on the immigration front - for now. But can small-business owners pull together to help bring about desperately needed changes? |
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. |
Search Engine Watch
May 11, 2010
Mark Hanson |
Labour's View: The Word-of-Mouth Election Labour chose to use the Web to motivate and mobilise its supporters and activists. Everything Labour did in terms of new media campaign (social media, e-mail, etc.) was about creating real-world actions. |
BusinessWeek
April 29, 2010
Laura Litvan |
Will Hispanic Voters Help Harry Reid? Democratic leader Harry Reid moves immigration to the front of the line. |
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. |
Reason
February 2007
David Weigel |
Peace on the Border Why anti-immigration conservatives in the U.S. fell flat in 2006. |
BusinessWeek
March 1, 2004 |
A Backlash Against Europe's Immigrants The lower house of the Dutch Parliament has voted to expel up to 26,000 failed asylum seekers. Once one of Europe's most tolerant countries, the Netherlands has veered rightward, thanks in part to the 2002 anti-immigration campaign of Pim Fortuyn. |
BusinessWeek
August 12, 2010
Michael Heath |
A Referendum on "Big Australia" Attempts to curb immigration could dent economic growth. |
Reason
June 2002
Jeremy Lott |
Rotten Denmark To deport or not to deport? That is one question -- among others -- now being considered by Danish politicians in the wake of last year's right-wing landslide... |
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
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. |
ifeminists
November 18, 2003
Carey Roberts |
Feminists Rigging the Elections With a wink and a nod from their United Nations sponsors, feminists around the world are pushing hard for election quotas. Their complaint: women represent only 14% of national elected officials. |
Salon.com
July 12, 2000
Anthony York |
Bush's savvy attack His bashing of the INS has some skeptics among Latinos, but mostly it appears to be a big success. |
National Real Estate Investor
April 1, 2006
Elizabeth Feigin Befus |
Immigration Reform Is A Delicate Issue Immigration laws targeting employers should protect our borders without forcing businesses to comply with costly, onerous requirements when less burdensome options are available. At a minimum, employers should not be forced to participate in a flawed employment verification system. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2011
Morgan Housel |
1 Year From Election Day: It's the Economy, Stupid Let the countdown begin. |
BusinessWeek
July 4, 2005
Paul Magnusson |
Go Back To Where You Came From Across the country, a grassroots backlash against illegal immigrants is building. |
Search Engine Watch
May 6, 2010
Mark Hanson |
Labour's View: Motivate and Mobilise -- the New Media Strategy The Labour Party harnesses the efforts of its candidates alongside its online activists with the help of Twitter and Facebook. |
Reason
December 2001
Michael W. Lynch |
Migration Math When President George W. Bush met with Mexican President Vicente Fox and made noise about handing out some 3 million new green cards to illegal aliens, immigration supporters and opponents were quick to weigh in with studies... |
Chemistry World
October 19, 2010
Akshat Rathi |
Immigration cap could spell disaster for UK science In June the government announced a temporary cap on the number of skilled workers from non-EU states that can enter Britain. |
BusinessWeek
January 19, 2004
Bernstein, et al. |
This Plan May Not Get A Green Card Bush's immigration proposal would help immigrants and employers, but Congress will weigh in |
