The independent commentary on British political affairs.
The independent commentary on British political affairs.
May 2008
Vol. 11, No. 11
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Cast your mind back to 1996 — the dying days of John Major’s government. England gave one of its best football performances in the European Championship that year. Less happily, there were IRA bombs in London’s Docklands and Manchester city centre. It was also the year of the Dunblane shootings and the divorce of the Prince and Princess of Wales.
More optimistically, the business world was preparing for New Labour, worrying about taxes and regulation but mostl…
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