Schlagwort: Tony Blair
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Peter Taaffe: Blair’s First Month
(Socialism Today No 19, June 1997) The Blair government ‘hit the ground running’ with a raft of early measures, giving the impression of change. But, argues Peter Taaffe, impressions of change will not satisfy the aroused expectations reflected in Labour’s election landslide. The 1 May British general election has opened up a new and decisive…
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Peter Taaffe: Labour Left: Heading For A Split?
(Socialism Today No 25, February 1998) ‚Our consciences say we must split with Tory Blair‘, was the headline over an article by Ken Coates and Hugh Kerr, MEPs, in the Observer (28 December). This defiance of the Labour leaders by an estimated six left MEPs comes after the success of the left at Labour’s October…
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Peter Taaffe: Tories – Is The Party Over?
(Socialism Today No 13, November 1996) Will the Tory party split after the next election? For almost a decade the fault lines among Tories have been deepening. The uneasy coalition which makes up the modern Tory party was held together by factors which have already disappeared, or are rapidly disappearing, says Peter Taaffe. The British…
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Lynn Walsh: Blairs Atomwaffen-Weiterverbreitung
(eigene Übersetzung des englischen Textes in Socialism Today, Nr. 107, März 2007) Blair und Brown peitschen ihren Plan zur Modernisierung der britischen Atomwaffen durch das Parlament. Bei anfänglichen Kosten von 20 Milliarden £ werden die 160 Sprengköpfe zusammen die Zerstörungskraft von 1.280 Hiroshimas haben. Alternativ könnte man mit diesem Geld Hunderttausende von Krankenschwestern und Lehrer*innen…
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Lynn Walsh: Tony & Bill
[eigene Übersetzung des englischen Textes in Socialism Today, Nr. 19, Juni 1997, S. 15-17] Tony Blairs Einladung an Bill Clinton, als erstes überseeisches Staatsoberhaupt überhaupt an einer britischen Kabinettssitzung teilzunehmen, ist ein weiteres Beispiel für die engen Verbindungen zwischen den New Democrats und New Labour – von der Politik bis hin zum Stil des Präsidentschaftswahlkampf.…
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Lynn Walsh: What Will Happen in Labour Britain
[Socialism Today, No 17, April 1997, p. 11-16] Despite the interchangeability of Tory and New Labour policies, Labour’s likely election victory will open up a new era in British politics, accelerating the re-emergence of mass workers‘ struggles and the revival of socialist ideas. Lynn Walsh writes. By delaying the general election to the last possible…
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Lynn Walsh: Tony & Bill
[Socialism Today, No. 19, June 1997, p. 15-17] Tony Blair’s invitation to Bill Clinton to become the first-ever overseas head of state to attend a British government cabinet meeting is another example of the close ties between the New Democrats and New Labour – from policies to presidential-style campaigning. Lynn Walsh writes. ‚So much of…