You can't keep a good man down
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Michael Portillo is a British politician from the Conservative Party who lost his seat in the 1997 general election. He has been selected as candidate for Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. Portillo has stated that he once experimented with homosexual relationships, but his selection as a candidate does not mean that the Conservative Party has become tolerant of such behavior. Portillo is a good public speaker, and can hide his intelligence well enough to be understood. He is likely to be elected, but will probably still have political enemies.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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A long week
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The British Conservative Party has been affected by libel cases, both a past case involving Jeffrey Archer, and a case being heard in Nov 1999 involving Neil Hamilton, previously an MP for the party, and Mohamed Al Fayed, head of Harrods. Meanwhile, the treasurer of the party, Michael Ashcroft, is taking legal action against the Times newspaper. Ashcroft is the biggest donor to the Conservative Party, while Archer had been the party's candidate for mayor of London. The Hamilton case could lead to changes in the law relating to bribery.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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Living on his wits
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The treasurer of the United Kingdom Conservative Party, Michael Ashcroft, is a tax exile who has laos worked as the ambassador for Belize in the United Nations. He ranks 14th in terms of wealthy men in the UK began his business operatons by buying a cleaning company. There are problems for democracy if one person appears to have too much influence over a political organization due to his wealth, though it is not clear that this is the case where Ashcroft is concerned.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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