Blair seals the pact with BT chief

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The Labour party has reached an agreement with British Telecom (BT) which would allow the company to progressively enter the cable entertainment market, competing with cable companies, in return for free connection to the information superhighway for hospitals, schools, colleges and libraries. BT has been criticised by government ministers, who are putting the company under pressure to reject the plan. They claim that the Labour party does not have the power to make such promises.

Usage, Internet, British Telecommunications PLC

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Blair takes the battle beyond Clause IV

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Labour party leader Tony Blair is now under pressure to give specific policy details as victory over the issue of making changes to Clause IV of the party's constitution starts to become a reality. However, it is unlikely that there will be a rush of policy documents. Over 1995, the focus will be on specific and controversial internal difficulties such as regional government and hospital trusts, and all policies will be tightly controlled by the party's key figures.

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What Blair told Blunkett, and why

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The recent announcement by David Blunkett that the Labour party is considering the idea of VAT on school fees has done considerable damage to the party. Some people within the party actually support the idea, but realise that it does not fit in well with its efforts to attract aspirational, upwardly-mobile voters. They have also realised that there would be considerable practical problems involved in implementing this policy.

Taxation, Private schools

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