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This article presents an interview with David Cameron, leader of the British Conservative Party. He does not like to be compared to prime minister Tony Blair, although the authors point up numerous similarities between the two men. Cameron sees as his main opponent future prime minister Gordon Brown, is against giving more power to the European Union and holds liberal views on the treatment of drug addicts.

Presents the views of British citizens in light of the coming general election. Author's three-day investigation to find out what people are thinking and saying about their lives and their politicians; Comments of British on topics which include Prime Minister Tony Blair, Michael Howard, asylum, the Iraq war; Author's suspicion that there might be a silent majority still supportive of Blair, but embarrassed to admit it; The growing interest in parties of the far right; Conclusion that race, asylum and immigration are uppermost in people's minds.

Offers a model manifesto recommended to British Prime Minister Tony Blair during the 2005 general election. Goals for a potential third term in office; Proposals for tax reform; Approach to the War on Terrorism and the preservation of civil rights; Foreign policy recommendations; Policies for public services in Great Britain; Recommendations for education reform.

Presents a satirical quiz regarding politics and current events. Reference to the relations between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.S. President George W. Bush; Responsibilities of Michael Howard as employment secretary in 1991; Popularity of the film 'Calendar Girls'; Success of the latest Harry Potter book; Others.

The article presents an interview with Jack Straw, a British member of parliament and secretary of state for justice in the Labour Party government of prime minister Gordon Brown. In the piece Straw discusses a number of subjects including the importance of avoiding disputes with organized labor, the possibility of military action aimed at Iran and the attitude of former prime minister Tony Blair toward the Iraq War.

The article discusses British Labour Party MP Hazel Blears who will be running for deputy party leader. The author gives a background of Blears, from her childhood to her current religious affiliation. Blears feels that politicians have been slack with the delivery of public services even though the government puts an increased amount of money into the services. Blears describes herself as a devoted follower of Tony Blair, and will be that of Gordon Brown if he is elected prime minister.

This article comments on the 2006 conflict between Hezbollah and Israel and the part Great Britain and prime minister Tony Blair played in it. The author accuses Blair of not wanting to stop the brutal engagement and that he destroyed British influence in the Middle East by not doing so. By taking the path of supporting Israel, Blair has increased the chance of an attack on Great Britain or British interests.

Explores what the state of Great Britain might be should Michael Howard, the Conservative candidate for Prime Minister, win the May, 2005 elections. Probability that Howard would seek to withdraw from the European Union; How Howard would approach foreign relations, which would likely include negative consequences for immigrants and asylum-seekers and an attempt at ingratiation with the U.S.; The Labour party's criticism of the Conservative party's handling of economic issues; Critique that Prime Minister Tony Blair has done little to address the wealth gap or introduce social legislation to temper the markets.

This article discusses how British Home Secretary David Blunkett can reach people that British Prime Minister Tony Blair cannot. Galvanizing effect of the Blunkett visa affair on the Labour Party; Increasing public opinion in favor of the Labour Party; Blunkett's survival as important to Tony Blair; Reasons for Blunkett's special stature.

Examines the relationship between Tony Blair and George W. Bush as the Americans approach their presidential election. Belief that the relationship hurts Blair and campaign rhetoric might harm him more; Difference between how the American's view the relationship and how the British see it; Private meetings with presidential candidate John Kerry's staff and what his win might mean to the PM; Blair's comfort with Bush and reasons for it; Public view that no matter who wins the American election the alliance between the two countries will remain strong; Belief that if Kerry wins, the short term would be awkward but the long term might be a fresh start in both countries.

Reports that British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced his resignation after a five-year term starting in October 2004. Statement that Blair went into the hospital for an operation; Report that Blair did not inform the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown; Statement that Blair informed the chief of Labor's election strategy, Alan Milburn, and the European Union trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson; Claim that revelations about Blair's heart condition would have to be offset by a statement of his intentions; Possibility that Brown will be forced to resign; Role of Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott in promoting Brown; Discussion of Brown's political campaign; Criticism of Blair by Tory leader Michael Howard and Liberal Democrat Charles Kennedy.

Looks at the Hutton report and believes it only makes it harder to determine why Britain joined the U.S. in the Iraq war. Hutton report finding that the BBC was wrong and that Tony Blair and his ministers were right to go to war; The report which does not end the controversy over the war; Remarks by the Prime Minister that he did not deceive his country; Belief of the author that Blair was committed to joining George Bush in the war and sought intelligence to help make the case for him; Lazy assumption by the intelligence community that since there was no proof Saddam Hussein had destroyed weapons it must mean he still had them; Claim of a bigger conspiracy in the U.S. in the use of intelligence to justify the war; List of omissions by Lord Hutton in his report; How the report makes it more difficult to discover the truth; How the report hurt journalism.

Presents an attempt by the author to test the theory put forward by Leader of the House of Commons Peter Hain that the success of the Labour government lies in having made small improvements to people's lives, by visiting Hain's constituency of Neath, West Glamorgan. Visit to the Neath Port Talbot Hospital, which runs over budget and has trouble recruiting staff; Issues in the community, including the building of a secure young-offenders centre and an electricity power station; Concerns about the environmental consequences of a coal-burning station and about having delinquent youths in the area; Attempts to encourage entrepreneurship; Comments by local people on what the Blair government has done for them; Change in the political weather.

Offers a look at British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Discussion of whether he will be reelected following the loss of public approval during the Iraq War; Opinion of the international community regarding Blair; Statement that Blair needs to differentiate himself and Great Britain from the policies of the United States; Agenda of the marketization of public services; Discussion of those persons who could replace Blair as prime minister including Charles Clarke, Patricia Hewitt and Gordon Brown.

Focuses on the speech given by Great Britain Prime Minister Tony Blair to the British public. View that Blair understands how wars work since he's sent British troops into battle five times; How Blair needs to win the public opinion battle to secure his legacy; Elements needed to secure Blair's legacy including cheering Iraqis, evidence of weapons of mass destruction, and a limit on civilian and allied military casualties; Importance of propaganda in waging this war.

Discusses the views of British International Development Secretary Clare Short on an imminent war with Iraq. Treatment of Short in the British press; Her view that the United States and Britain should continue to consult with the United Nations on further action against Iraq; Her views on the manner in which Prime Minister Tony Blair has handled the crisis; British public opinion of President George W. Bush, which is negative.

Discusses the concerns of British Prime Minister Tony Blair regarding the conflict between the U.S. and Iraq. Officials giving Blair advice; Issues on the relation of Blair with the U.S.; Reaction of other European governments.

The article presents a conversation from the Hay-on-Wye (Wales) literary festival between playwright David Hare and editor John Kampfner on the Iraq War, satire, and Hare's play "Stuff Happens." Hare talks about literary political commentary on Prime Minister Tony Blair's leadership and his involvement in the Iraq War. He discusses the reception of his play "Stuff Happens," about the lead-up to the war.

The article discusses the vast differences between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and notes how the two leaders illustrate the divisions in the modern Left. Tony Blair met with leaders from around Great Britain to discuss reform of the public services. Chávez sat down with Mayor of London Ken Livingstone to talk about poverty reduction.

Offers a look at how British Prime Minister Tony Blair can lead a transition to the next Labor Party Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. Decline of Blair's public support; Popularity of policies that cater to liberal values; Report that the Liberal Democrat Party has emerged as the left-wing alternative to Labor; Statement that Brown, as Prime Minister, would not commit British forces to military action without providing more information to the country and members of Parliament than Blair did in his handling of the Iraq War.

Discusses British Prime Minister Tony Blair's fate in the advent of the British elections in May, 2005. Question among Members of Parliament on whether to act on messages received from around the country, or to preserve the status quo; Campaigning of Michael Howard, the Conservative candidate for Prime Minister, on immigration policy; Antipathy felt towards the political process, which extends beyond Blair; Prospects of the Labour Party in the elections.

Discusses British politics and the outlook for the 2005 election. The Labour Party's potential for a third successive landslide victory; How a Labour victory could impact Prime Minister Tony Blair's succession by Gordon Brown; Issues that Brown has committed to; Division of the Blair entourage into two groups; Political factors working against Brown in 2009/2010.

Discusses whether disgruntled supporters can really trust British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Perception of the 2005 election as unpredictable; The confused mood of voters and politicians; Chances of Blair receiving a third landslide victory; Focus of the Labour Party on investment in public services; Campaign truce between rivals Blair and Gordon Brown; Campaign strategies; How Blair was forced to abandon his plan to offer Brown the job of Foreign Secretary; Political messages; Observation that Blair is at his most combative when at his weakest; Dilemmas faced by disillusioned Labour voters; Outlook.

Reports that the Labour Party has launched its election campaign at the annual spring conference with six election pledges. The six which focus on the economy, health, education, childcare, crime and asylum and immigration. Details of each pledge; Misconceptions about Tony Blair's insistence on a tougher approach towards asylum and immigration; Uncertainty of the party on how to deal with the Lib Dems; Question of how long the glow of the conference will last before the campaigning turns ugly.

Presents an interview with Great Britain's Leader of the Commons, Peter Hain. Comments on the 2005 elections; Views on potential reform of the Lords; Views on the strategies of the Labour Party; View that Great Britain must support the development of democratic government in Iraq; Assessment of U.S. foreign policy; Views on the impact of Prime Minister Tony Blair on Labour Party politics.

Discusses how, on the eve of the Iraq invasion, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.S. President George W. Bush pressured Lord Goldsmith, the Attorney General, to change his mind on the legality of the war. Background on Goldsmith, who shifted his position twice; Reluctance of Goldsmith to speak about the affair before the Butler inquiry; Goldsmith's opposition to sanctioning military action with United Nations approval; Blair's request that Goldsmith not declare his position formally; How Goldsmith's final document was not the same as his formal legal advice to Blair.

Discusses the conflict between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown. List of the appointees of Blair; Terms of the agreement between Blair and Brown in November 2003; Description of Brown's political character.

Focuses on British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his reaction to criticism. His dismissal of the House of Commons during the latest debate over Iraq; Miscalculations made by Michael Howard that ended optimism for a new leadership; Strategy used by Blair to control the Conservatives; Robin Cook and John Gummer's criticism of Blair; Idea that Blair is being urged to do "the Baghdad bounce"; Outlook for Blair to run a third term.

Examines Lord Butler's report and what it means for British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The report's criticism of Blair's political leadership; Issue of competence; How, in the decision to go to war with Iraq, Blair has been found wanting; Highlights of the report; questions surrounding Blair, including the legal advice presented by Attorney General Lord Goldsmith, days before the invasion; Background on Blair's decision; View that Blair's lack of political accountability was highlighted in the events immediately after publication of Butler's report; Reference to the Hutton report.

Focuses on British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his position on Iraq. Blair's belief that history will vindicate his decision to go to war in Iraq; Indication by Blair's advisers that he may express regret for misleading the country regarding the mistaken intelligence on Saddam Hussein's chemical and biological weapons; Hopes for improved security in Iraq and reduced press coverage of the subject; Difficulties disconnecting Iraq from broader discontent with the government, and Blair in particular; Argument of David Blunkett, one of several influential cabinet figures who do not share Blair's scenario; Belief of a sizeable part of the Parliamentary Labour Party that Blair's position remains vulnerable; Blair's strategy; Outlook.

Offers a look at the British opinion of Prime Minister Tony Blair as of May 2004. Involvement of Blair in the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq; Impact of photographs of the torture of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers in Iraq on the British public opinion; Statement that British Labor Party ministers are pondering when Blair should resign as prime minister; Predictions for the elections of June 10, 2004; Relations between Blair and United States President George W. Bush's policies in Iraq; Possibility that Gordon Brown will become the next prime minister of Great Britain.

Interviews Charlie Falconer, Lord Chancellor and close friend of Prime Minister, Tony Blair. How Falconer is proceeding with constitutional reforms; Plan which would have dismissed hereditary peers which has been shelved for now with the Blair government looking to reform the House of Lords first; Lessons Falconer has learned from other ministers who have initiated change; Timetable for the enacting of the changes; Expectation that the new plan for the separation of the executive and judiciary will be completed by next year; Falconer's defense of Blair and his policies; Thoughts on Gordon Brown; Thoughts on the EU constitution referendum, the possibility that Britain will adopt the euro and conduct of the war in Iraq.

Presents commentary on the role of terrorism, race, and asylum in global politics. Terrorist attacks on trains in Madrid, Spain; Hypothetical situation that could set off a political fire storm; Analysis of Prime Minister Tony Blair's policies on immigration and asylum in Great Britain; Importance of immigrants to the British economy; Arguments of conservatives; Separation of the issues of asylum and immigration.

Discusses the reconstruction of Iraq, in light of the June 30 transfer of power, and the political impact of the Iraq war on Great Britain. The death of Sergio Vieira de Mello, the United Nations' special envoy to Iraq, dashing British hopes for building a new Iraq; The subordinate role of Tony Blair to the American command; The slow progress in restoring basic living standards; Optimism with the signing of an interim constitution by the Iraqi governing council; View that the role of the UN is being revived because the U.S. need the agency; Effort of Blair and George W. Bush to get away from the problems caused by their military intervention in Iraq through rhetoric about unstable, undemocratic regimes with weapons of mass destruction; The need for "vindication"; The lack of intelligence supporting a link between Saddam Hussein's regime and international terrorism.

Offers analysis of the legal foundations for British Prime Minister Tony Blair's involvement in the 2003 Iraq War. Concerns of Attorney General Lord Peter Goldsmith about the legality of the occupation of Iraq; Attempts of Blair to convince United States President George W. Bush to seek a United Nations resolution for an attack; Inquiry into pre-war intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction; Role of Christopher Greenwood, professor of international law at the London School of Economics, as an advocate of humanitarian intervention; Warning by Goldsmith that without a United Nations mandate, all attempts at postwar reconstruction of Iraq would be unlawful.

Contends that British Prime Minister Tony Blair is in a bind, since he cannot admit the blunders that led to the Iraq War, in both diplomacy and intelligence. Questions over what Blair knew; The compromised intelligence sources on Iraq; Issue of Iraq and weapons of mass destruction; Background on United Nations inspectors in Iraq; Significance of the events of September 11, 2001; Historical background; Outlook for Blair and his officials trying to explain their decision to rush to war on the basis of weapons of mass destruction.

Interviews British Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy. Discussion of Prime Minister Tony Blair's error in political judgment regarding the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq; Plans to replace council tax with a local income tax; Discussion of Kennedy's stance on legislation for university tuition fees in Great Britain.

Comments on British politics, the new Labour party, and Tony Blair. Background on the inquiry into illegal sales of arms to Iraq, other scandals under John Major, and media manipulation; Details of Lord Justice Scott investigation of arms sales and the strategy of Major; View that Blair will be impacted by the Lord Hutton verdict in the David Kelly case; How the case is being assembled against the government by Michael Howard; Defense strategy of the government; How Blair has shifted his position since the start of the Iraq war concerning evidence for the existence of weapons of mass destruction. INSET: Blair's changing line on WMDs.

Focuses on the political fate of England's prime minister, Tony Blair. Speculation about Blair's health; Decrease in odds that he will lead the Labour party into the next general election; Domination of the year 2003 by the war against Iraq; Speculation that Blair signed on to the United States' war effort prematurely; Status as the longest serving Labour prime minister; Sullen mood of the Labour party.

Discusses recent opposition against British Prime Minister Tony Blair over his Higher Education Bill. Reasons why the Labour Party is upset about the proposed bill; Details of the bill; Cost of fees per year to attend colleges; Possible replacements for Blair as the prime minister; Role of Gordon Brown, who could be an important ally of Blair.

Comments on Tory leadership in Great Britain. Background on their lost leader, Iain Duncan Smith; View that Tory MPs dislodged the man they had not wanted; Political defeat of 2001; Overview of Tory challengers to Prime Minister Tony Blair, including Michael Howard, Oliver Letwin, David Davis, Michael Ancram and Tim Yeo; Importance of the party uniting behind a single candidate; Changes in voter attitudes.

Comments on British politics, Prime Minister Tony Blair, and negotiations in Northern Ireland. Praise for Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy and Blair for their roles in promoting peace; Blair's health and medical drama; The attention that Blair gave to the 1999 Kosovo war; Discussion of autonomy in various departments and decision-making powers in Blair's government; The issue of Iraq; View that the Blair government will not change substantially.

Comments on the alleged failure of the so-called sensible left wing of the Labour Party to co-operate in opposing Tony Blair's centrist policies. Claim that former cabinet members Robin Cook and Clare Short do not get along; Charge that competition has been a problem between Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown; Observation that infighting has damaged the Labour Party; Claims of alliances between Short and Brown and between Cook and Peter Hain; Report of attempts to bring about a Cook-Brown reconciliation.

Presents the author's opinion of the Labour Party of Great Britain. Britain's support of the war with Iraq; The importance of holding debates; Details of a speech given by Prime Minister Tony Blair; Events which occurred at a meeting of loyalists.

Discusses how Prime Minister Tony Blair decided to commit Great Britain to support the United States in its invasion of Iraq. Mention of Blair's foreign policy views since 1994 when he became Labour Party leader; His interest in diplomacy and the meetings organized by Jonathan Powell that promoted the view that relations with the U.S. should be the foundation of foreign policy; The challenge of handling the George W. Bush administration; Impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; How the January 2002 State of the Union speech of U.S. President Bush affected Blair's confidence; The role of a resolution in the United Nations in securing Blair's commitment to war.

Questions whether Great Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair can regain the trust and confidence of the media and public. Lord Hutton who has concluded his first stage of investigating Britain's political process; Government which incessantly focused on the single issue of Andrew Gilligan; Blame for unfavorable relations which is spread equally between the government and journalists; Communication problem which is based on not enough information and a lack of professionalism; Improper handling of public service policy presentations; New players in the British government.

Offers observations on British Prime Minister Tony Blair after six years in office, as of June, 2003. Details of a lecture he gave to the Fabian Society in which he addressed his domestic policies and compared his administration to that of former Prime Minister Clement Attlee; Criticism of the manner in which he defends his policies; Possibility that he distorted information on Iraqi weapons programs in order to justify British entry into the Iraq War.

Focuses on a dispute between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chancellor John Brown over the euro issue. Progress of economic tests set to determine whether or not Britain needs the euro; Relations between Brown and Blair; Status of Blair among Labour Party members; Possibility that Brown's supporters may become a coalition.

Offers observations on the efforts of British Prime Minister Tony Blair to remake his public image following the Iraq War. Issues he must address in Great Britain, including resistance to his leadership; His support for so-called foundation hospitals; Disparity between the views of Blair and those of his exchequer, Gordon Brown, on foundations; Cabinet members who may be removed by Blair.

Discusses the relationship between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.S. President George W. Bush. Consideration of how British Chancellor Gordon Brown is supportive of the war in Iraq; Cost of reconstructing Iraq; Assessment of the funding for public services in Great Britain; Speculation about economic recovery.