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Could Labor Win in Britain? |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / COMMENTARY |
| Author: Stephen Haseler |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 12/1/1989 |
| Size: 2,146 Words, 13,100 Characters |
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When Britain's opposition Labor Party descended upon the southern coastal town of Brighton in October, the question on most lips was quite simple: Could Labor, out in the political cold for the past 10 years, produce the policies to achieve victory in the next national election, now only a couple of years away?
By the time the delegates had left Brighton, a general feeling prevailed that the party had at least made some headway in making itself palatable to voters. Yet, it is a testimony to the lasting effect of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher upon British politics that, in order to put itself even within distance of wining the next election, the Labor party was forced to adopt not only "Thatcherite" rhetoric but also "Thatcherite" policy.
As part of this accommodation to "Tha...
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...vision. This not only enables her to mobilize her own supporters, but also forces her opposition to react rather than initiate. The Conservative conference proved yet again that Britain's Tories, although lagging in the opinion polls, are still in charge of Britain's political agenda. Until the opposition can come up with some tunes of their own, she may yet confound her critics once again. vbcrlf
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