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All items tagged Great BritainOpen Think Tank ArticlesJuly 17, 2007 | Will Brown's Dinner With Merkel Leave Bush Hungry?Dear readers:, what do you make of Gordon Brown’s decision to take his first trip as prime minister to Berlin, rather than to Washington? Is Great Britain moving closer to Germany (and the EU), while the “special relationship” with the US takes a dive? ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesJune 7, 2010 | Please Be Polite, Politicians!Name-calling does not solve political problems in Britain. Teamwork and politeness lead to better results. ++ “Westminster nastiness was weird … [and] put normal people off politics.” ++ The new coalition honeymoon has led to some admirable cooperation. ++ Whereas the Tories say they will axe spending, the Liberal Democrats promote these as “sensitive, caring cuts.” ... MoreMay 31, 2010 | British AwakeningFor those about to despair of the British, there is hope: the new British government is recalling those Labor measures that led to “the paradox result” of limiting personal freedoms without “making any headway in the realm of security.” ++ “True to their traditions, their genetic material, Conservatives and Liberals want to push back the surveillance state.” ++ ... MoreNovember 19, 2008 | Britain's Black Gold Runs OutThe largely unknown British oil industry was one of the largest in the world, but is now running dry. ++ The drilling platforms off the shore of Scotland gave Prime Minister Thatcher a one-time economic boost that funded her economic policies. ++ The possibility of an independent, oil-financed Scotland has not made oil popular in the UK. ++ Production has fallen 40% since 1999, and Britain has ... MoreCommentsJuly 24, 2010 | I thought this was a very interesting article... |
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