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The British elections on May 5 will probably return Labour and Tony Blair to power.(The Week ...)(Brief Article)

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The British elections on May 5 will probably return Labour and Tony Blair to power. The Tories under Michael Howard recruited Lynton Crosby, the savvy Australian campaign manager who masterminded John Howard's reelection, to sharpen their message on crime and immigration. But their economic policies are more of the same, only a bit less. The electorate, while unenthusiastic about Blair, is not so hostile to him to change horses. Which is unfortunate, all things considered. Tony Blair has rightly ...

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