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The article looks at politics and government in Great Britain as of 2013, focusing on the political program of the British Labour Party. It profiles Jon Cruddas, a Labour Party member of the British Parliament and a member of the shadow cabinet under Labour Party leader Ed Miliband. It recounts his background, including his upbringing in a Catholic, working-class family and his work on issues including the minimum wage and unions. It discusses his ideas for the Labour Party's platform, including empowering local governments, guaranteed employment, and investing in small businesses. It says he believes the party must reconnect with its roots in the radical political tradition in English history.

Examines how the fiscal discipline of the British government is acquiring a moral imperative on the economy. Promises of the Labour Party on the legislation on government spending and borrowing; Comments of analysts on the economic promises of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown; Criticism on the definition of the Public Sector Borrowing Requirements.

Looks at Great Britain's economy and proposes policies for the Labour Party. Priority of economic prudence reinforced by the Maastricht treaty; Delivery of a steady economic performance as first objective of policy; Identification of the country's economic problems; Ways to add revenue.

The article presents a profile of Tony Blair, Prime Minister of Great Britain. Some account of Blair's biographical background is presented, along with an analysis of the history of the Labour Party of Great Britain. A discussion of his rise to political power is presented. Blair's overhaul of the Labour Party platform is critiqued.

The article reports on the division among members of the Labour Party in Great Britain, particularly the working class and the intellectuals, as of May 2021. Also cited are the move by party leader Keir Starmer to blame deputy leader Angela Rayner for the party's defeat in the local elections and by-election, the composition of the party including 80% middle-class, and Starmer's appointment of Deborah Mattinson as his chief strategist.

Presents an essay in which Roy Hattersley admits that Tony Blair's critics failed to argue their own case for "modern social democracy," with enough vigour but how, if they press their programme, it is not too late to change the government. How the party blundered tactically; How they failed to offer an alternative for the replacement of clause 4 of the 1918 Labour constitution with a new statement of Labour's purpose; Opinion that instead of arguing about the past, the party should have made it clear that it has ideas for the future; Need for a new name such as "modern social democrats"; Why statements of basic principles are out of fashion today; How Tony Blair's insistence that his policies are driven by two moral imperatives is flawed; Argument that Labour must become the party of ideas not class interest; Examples of Labour party policies that would earn the party the desired reputation.

Looks into some of the ideas presented in Labour Party leader Tony Blair's published collection of speeches `New Britain: My Vision of a Young Country.' Blair's proof of Labour's capacity to rejuvenate itself; Problems about the party; Ideological assault on Clause Four socialism; Quest for inclusion; Commitment of a future Labour government to full employment.

Examines Labour Party leader Tony Blair's ideas for the future of Great Britain and outline for the Party's agenda. Emphasis on members reflecting their local parties; Economic framework of a Labour government; Labour's indecision about what to do and how it can achieve its objectives; Proposal to transfer the cost of child benefit from 16-18 year olds to an education allowance. INSET: New Labour, new networks, by Caroline Daniel..

Presents an interview with British Labour Party leader Tony Blair. Purpose of the party's `The Road to the Manifesto'; Public's misperception of the true ideals of the Labour Party; Reaction to comparisons of the Labour Party to the Conservative Party; Commitment to holding referenda on devolution, electoral reform, and a single currency; Definition of a `principled tactical reason.'

Discusses the political platform of Great Britain's Labour Party. Civic restructuring; Modernization efforts; Creation of wealth; Addressing unemployment issues; Health care; Gender issues; Revival of family structures.

Opinion. Sets out the plans of Britain's Labour Party for constitutional reform. Defense of these plans against the Tory charge that they would break up the United Kingdom; The author as the leader of the Labour Party.

Reports on the promise of Great Britain's Labour Party to clampdown on the use of organophosphates (OP) if it wins the 1997 general elections. Criticism of the government's failure to provide adequate and accurate advice on the potential dangers of exposure to OP users; Party's call for a moratorium on the use of OP in sheep dips and a licensing system independent on manufacturers' toxicity data. data.

The article discusses the platforms and aspirations of the two political parties in Great Britain, the Labour and Tory Parties. It states that Labor's standard-bearer James Callaghan, familiar leader of his party, campaigned for the incoming elections with his message on jobs and trust. Meanwhile, his Tory opponent, Margaret Thatcher, is determined to become not only Britain's first woman Prime Minister but a rigorously conservative one as well. Her message to the voters were on the issues of tax cuts and freedom. It also notes that Thatcher posed a problem for Labor, while Callaghan also made the most of Thatcher's radical brand of conservatism, her inexperience in foreign affairs and her hard line on the unions.

Focuses on the large-scale visions of the British Labour Party. Government's promise of a fundamental rethink of the benefits system; Localization of benefits; Main advantage of localization from the point of view of a benefit recipient.

This article reports that as Great Britain prepares for its national vote, the three political parties have shown three clearly different policies for defense and aerospace. All three agree on a review of the country's strategic defense and support operations in Afghanistan, but they differ on nuclear deterrence and defense collaborations. The three parties include Labour, Conservatives, and Liberal Democrats.

Forecasts the outcome of the May, 2005 general election in Great Britain. Evaluation of the Labour Party's chances of victory; Political and social issues impacting voter opinions, including criminal law and tax policies; Results of early polls indicating a victory for the Labour Party; Evaluation of the Liberal Democrat party's platform and policies.

Argues that the Labour Party will most likely retreat behind a law and order platform to avoid the harder questions such as foreign policy and welfare reform in the rollup to elections. Tired rhetoric which the party seems believe appeals to the working class voters; Belief that Prime Minister Tony Blair will make good use of the policy to avoid having to defend his actions regarding the Iraq War; Why being tough on criminals is not the same as being tough on crime; Suggestion that much criminal behavior would be reduced if the country went back to allowing doctors to prescribe heroin and cocaine to patients; Belief that the public sees the Labour Party as "slippery" and won't be fooled by the return to a law and order platform.

Examines the attitudes of Great Britain's political parties toward information and communications technology (ICT) in schools. Plans of Liberal Democrats to increase spending on ICT for schools; Focus of the Conservative Party on the servicing and replacement of computers in school; Labour party's appointment of a minister with specific responsibility for learning and technology.

Discusses a law proposed by the government of Tony Blair in Great Britain, to restrict the voting rights of British citizens who live overseas. Various rights which have been taken away from overseas citizens, including state pensions; History of the debate over voting rights for overseas citizens, including periods when no expatriate could vote, and when five or twenty years was the statute of limitation; Political implications of the bill proposed by the home secretary, Jack Straw; Debate within the Labor Party.

Analyzes the election manifestos of the three main parties in Great Britain. Continuance by the Conservatives and Labour of austerity in public spending; Commitment to bringing private finance into the public sector; Plans of the parties for educations; Health agenda; Provision for housing in the platforms of the parties; Vision for local government.

Reflects on the politics in Great Britain in the 1990s. Factors that led to the defeat of former British Prime Minister John Major; Opinion on the Conservative Party; Views of the Labour Party on information technology.

Comments on the positions of British Conservative and Labour Parties about Great Britain's integration into the European Union. Significance of the political position of conservative William Hague; Government policy on the euro in Great Britain.

Focuses on British Member of Parliament (MP) Shaun Woodward's December 1999 switch from the Conservative to the Labour Party. Woodward's rationale and background; Press coverage and criticism; Implications for the Conservative Party and leader William Hague; Right-wing politicians whose popularity is increasing; Tory platforms that Woodward disputed; Other Tory setbacks.

Discusses British Prime Minister Tony Blair's expression of support for means-testing in welfare. The Labor Party's history of opposition to means-testing and support for universal benefits; The solution to economic dilemmas offered by Welfare Minister Frank Field; Provisions in Gordon Brown's budget proposal; The politics of abolishing universal benefits.

Discusses the educational policy of the British Labour Party according to a speech to be given by party leader Tony Blair. Proposals to improve the educational system; National tests for five-year-olds; Importance of standards over school organization; Professional status of teachers; Status of grant-maintained (GM) schools.

Presents views on the Labour Party's promise to hold a referendum on Britain's voting system. Reason for the delay of the referendum; Results of 1997 election; Seven arguments in favor of the delay.

Comments on the policies of the British Labour Party. Strategy for winning power; Appeal of policies to the rationalist modernizers; Lesson of the failure of planning; First bold initiative; Granting operational independence to the Bank of England.

Discusses the British Labour Party's adherence to egalitarian market economy that is different from Thatcherism adhering individualism, choice and free market. Basic principle of an egalitarian market economy; Approach of egalitarian market economy to the governance of public institutions.

Comments on the manifesto commitments of the British government under Prime Minister Tony Blair. Intention of the Labour Party to eject the hereditary peers from Parliament; Restructuring of the upper house; Division of powers between Edinburgh and Westminster.

Emphasizes the need for the British Labour Party to elevate the issue of environmental protection in its platform. Implications of the party's Rover contest; How the public perceives Tony Blair's dropping of environmental protection from the shadow cabinet; Substance of Blair's so-called green speech.

Focuses on the environment policy of the British Labour Party's campaign platform. Shadow chancellor of the exchequer Labour taxation policymaker Gordon Brown; Lack of publicity about environment policy; Tax policy of Labour Party; Potential electoral impact of `green' vote.

Focuses on the platform of government of the Labour Party. Creation of a competitive base of physical infrastructure and human skills as the role of the government in the fast changing world; Commitment to promoting long-term investment in order to secure growth and stability; Firm political ground as the basis to the commitment to a fair society; More decentralization, more checks on government power, and an end to sleaze.

Focuses on the policies of the Labour Party of Great Britain. Statement of principles; Voicing of `Euroskepticism'; Global peacekeeping; Economic globalization; Party's views on economic interdependence; Plans to increase the profile of arms control.

Reports on the British Labour Party's schools policy. Attempts to put schools firmly under local government control; Local funding and regulation of schools; Educational frameworks; Disputes between school governing bodies and local councils.

Presents the views of British Labor Party's National Executive Committee Member Jack Straw on the party's platforms. Meaning of `New Labour' and `Old Labour'; Arguments for a change in the party's composition; Agreement with Labor leader Tony Blair's `New Labour' principles; Party's constitutional reform proposals.