The independent commentary on British political affairs.
The independent commentary on British political affairs.
May 2008
Vol. 11, No. 11
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On that bright June afternoon when Gordon Brown finally left for the palace to become prime minister and First Lord of the Treasury, there was a touching scene at the Treasury building on Horse Guards Road — most Treasury officials turned out on the balconies to cheer him on his way. Of those officials, three-quarters had not known any other boss. Symbolically, even the building had changed under his chancellorship, with a major PFI-project completed in 2002 replacing the crumbling, yel…
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