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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 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. |
AskMen.com Tom Butler |
Image Lessons From The Party Leaders In politics, it seems image counts for a lot. |
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 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 May 13, 2010 Ryan &O'Donnell |
The Bank of England's Kingmaker A central banker's dire deficit warnings became an election issue |
BusinessWeek July 21, 2010 Mark Gilbert |
Lucky for Obama, U.K.'s Cameron Is Embracing Austerity First With the threat of a double-dip recession looming, both the U.S. and the U.K. are talking fiscal austerity. The good news for Obama is that Cameron is cutting first. |
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 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 October 13, 2003 Stanley Reed |
Commentary: Labour's Deep Bench Even if Blair stumbles, Chancellor of Exchequer Brown can step in. |
BusinessWeek May 20, 2010 Gonzalo Vina |
George Osborne Is Spooking the Markets Britain's New Chancellor of the Exchequer's alarmist warnings about the coming fiscal pain has investors worried about his skills. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 September 16, 2010 Bryan Keogh |
David Cameron's Budget Thrills Bond Buyers A pledge to shrink the British deficit has sent bond prices sky-high |
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 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. |
Chemistry World May 12, 2010 Sarah Houlton |
UK under new management After five days of negotiation, the UK finally has a new coalition government with a Conservative prime minister and Liberal Democrat deputy, but it remains to be seen what the implications for science will be. |
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. |
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 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 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 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 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. |
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 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. |
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." |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Chemistry World January 10, 2011 Michael Brown |
Libel law reform to protect scientists Sweeping reform to relax UK libel laws could protect scientific academics and journalists from being 'bullied into silence' at the prospect of costly legal battles with big businesses or wealthy individuals when they speak out in the public interest. |
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 4, 2010 Penny & Donaldson |
London's Tory Mayor Defies the Tory Party Prime Minister Cameron has been blindsided by criticism of his budget cuts by London's mayor and fellow Tory, Boris Johnson. |
BusinessWeek April 5, 2004 Capell & Cohn |
Britain's Amazing Jobs Machine How does it keep creating so much employment? And can the boom last? |
Search Engine Watch April 27, 2010 Mark Pack |
Liberal Democrats' View: It was #nickcleggsfault The rise of social media gives readers easy ways to express their unhappiness with how their newspaper is behaving, to find others of like mind, and to impress the media and commentators with their weight of numbers. |
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. |
Chemistry World September 8, 2010 Karen Harries-Rees |
Could science be the winner in Australia's election? Science in Australia could benefit from the more consultative approach that the newly elected minority Labour government will need to adopt. |
Reason January 2009 David Weigel |
Beat the New Boss D.C. libertarians plot their Obama administration strategies. |