The Independent 1996 Andrew Marr - Abstracts

The Independent 1996 Andrew Marr
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A big idea to suit the nation's grumpy mood. (Labour party leader Tony Blair's vision of a 'stakeholder society')(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
A Chancellor at the end of his tether. (chancellor Kenneth Clarke opposed to referendum on single European currency)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
A drama with genuine consequences for us all. (key political changes in UK since 1986)Retail industryAndrew Marr
A little hypocrisy is good for us all. (importance of incentives and rewards in UK politics)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
All bull and bravado. (government ministers should not try to tell people whether they should eat beef or not)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Ambushers lie in wait as Major enters the pass. (UK government faces uncertain future)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
A national heritage that holds us back. (UK should avoid focusing on past glories)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
A nation of voyeurs is not a pretty sight. (unclear distinction between private matters and those which can be debated in public)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
A public finance scandal in the making. (views on the UK government's Private Finance Initiative)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
A Tory leader made in Hong Kong. (Chris Patten very influential in Conservative party)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Beef isn't the burning issue. (economic reasons for the UK leaving the European Union)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Blair has persuaded himself to be a reform hedgehog. (Labour party leader Tony Blair calls for political change)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Blair's winning plan: keep it simple. (Labour party leader Tony Blair plans consultation on manifesto)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
'Britain is slowly changing hands.' (Conservative party has very little chance of winning the next general election)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Buchanan's message is not a load of hogwash. (impact of Republican presidential nomination contender Pat Buchanan)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Clean up Britain, but don't do it from the pulpit. (UK politicians should avoid involvement in spiritual issues)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Compassion comes before contentment. (advice for Labour party leader Tony Blair; Professor John Kenneth Galbraith)(Interview)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Conservatives fight the enemy within. (some UK Conservatives place little emphasis on winning next general election)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Culloden without the bloodshed. (possible impact of Scottish parliament)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Dealing with the IRA's terminators. (need to find a clear role for republicans in Northern Ireland)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Don't fudge it: the European question is Germany. (the UK has no choice but to accept the dominance of Germany)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Dreamers who win power will alter the dream. (UK Labour and Conservative parties begin to swap roles)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
For a mediocre wage you get a dim MP. (MPs deserve a higher salary)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Generous and sensible Major eats his words. (prime minister John Major accepts that Irish terrorist weapons may be decommissioned while political talks are taking place)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Go on Tony, make my day. (Labour party leader Tony Blair should consider frivolous measures)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Invasion of the prying press. (striking a balance between acceptable journalistic inquiry and invasion of privacy)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Is it just Emma - or is it really The End? (Conservative MP Emma Nicholson defects to Liberal Democrats)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Is painting dead? or what? (art critic Robert Hughes)(Interview)Retail industryAndrew Marr
It's going to be close, and only you know how close. (outcome of next UK general election remains uncertain)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
It's low, it's dirty, and it's personal. (election campaign likely to have very negative tone)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Just a step away from animal rights. (Peter Singer, driving force behind the animal liberation movement)(Interview)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Labour goes for the jugular. (Labour party criticises government over policy on British beef)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Lessons for Blair from the War of Little Joe. (controversy over decision by Harriet Harman to send her son to a selective school highlights difficulties with Labour party's education policy)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Love thy neighbour and keep the noise down. (UK Labour party takes new approach to social morality)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Message for our leaders: ignore Clinton's America.(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
No Machiavelli, just a social democrat in disguise. (Labour politician Peter Mandelson)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
No. They're not even fit to tie the laces. (no replacement for UK chancellor Kenneth Clarke)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Nottingham chutzpah: daring to be dull. (UK government's 1996 Budget very restrained)(Budget special)(Editorial)Retail industryAndrew Marr
One little s-word is hardly enough. (UK's Conservative government apologises to voters from years of economic difficulties)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Orwellian thoughts. (George Orwell's views on political language are still relevant)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Paddy's libertarian mission. (Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown breaks political mould)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Poised between triumph and disaster. (UK government's future closely linked with the progress of the peace process in Northern Ireland)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Politicians: if you want us to listen, keep it Short. (British people pay less attention to politicians)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Politics in action - the decline of democracy. (shift to the right reduces voters' choices in the UK)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Private lives, public debate: the growing moral maze. (significant developments in the UK in 1996)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Remembering the meaning of disgrace. (the House of Commons must make a stand against political scandal)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Secretive, incompetent, chaotic. (Sir Richard Scott's inquiry into the arms-for-Iraq affair)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Self-belief is no defence for ministers. (Attorney-General Sir Nicholas Lyell refuses to apologise about behaviour over Public Interest Immunity Certificates)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Shreds of hope remain among the shards of glass. (prospects for peace in Northern Ireland)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Social democracy or just soap opera? (personality clashes within the UK Labour party)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
That dangerous warrior queen. (former prime minister Margaret Thatcher inflicts damage on Conservative party)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
The deal with Mr Adams. (correct treatment of Sinn Fein vital to success of peace process in Northern Ireland)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
The last Tory prime minister? (bleak prospects for Conservative government if prime minister John Major is removed before a general election)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
The podgy maniac is the Tories' saviour. (chancellor Kenneth Clarke's role in the survival of the Conservative party)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
The rise of do-it-yourself democracy. (stakeholders already operating at local level)Retail industryAndrew Marr
The Stupid Party saves Tony Blair. (Labour party seeks serious intellectual thought on how to modernise the UK)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
This, finally, is Clarke's sticking point. (chancellor Kenneth Clarke becomes isolated as Eurosceptical mood in Conservative party grows)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Tony Blair's Victorian values. (political audit of the Labour party; first in series)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Tories who chime with Europe. (UK has no easy options in deciding course of relations with European Union)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Town vs country. (BSE scare creates crisis in rural communities)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Two nations, one language: reform. (views on need for political reform in the UK)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Ulster's blind 'underdogs.' (Unionists precipitate collapse of peace process in Northern Ireland)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Voting reform is a winner for Blair. (Labour party must decide whether to cooperate with Liberal Democrats on changing voting system)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
'We have lost the art of judging right from wrong ... We are in danger of becoming a shallow society.' (George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury)(Interview)Retail industryAndrew Marr
We're having the wrong arguments. (need to refocus the European debate)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Westminster's mirror to the real UK. (politicians have a wide range of outside interests)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
What is politics about? It's about pouring poison on people. (politics increasingly dominated by personal issues)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
When MPs start taking the biscuits. (impact of collapse of libel case against Guardian newspaper brought by Conservative MP Neil Hamilton)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Why one man's beef is good for us all. (Sir James Goldsmith calls for referendum on Europe)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Why we should listen to the Panzer's rumble. (German chancellor Helmut Kohl hints at risk of war if European Union collapses)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Will Blair seize the role of great reformer? (UK Labour party leader Tony Blair)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
Without Gerry, they'll need a miracle. (prospects for peace process in Northern Ireland)(Column)Retail industryAndrew Marr
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