Britain: Labour's "re-launch" stymied by worsening economic forecast
                   
wsws.org     May 17, 2008            

By Julie Hyland 17 May 2008 The Labour government brought forward a series of measures this week in a rearguard action to try to rescue its political fortunes in wake of the party’s collapse into third place in the May 1 local elections. In 2007, the move won applause from Labour’s backbenches,... [read full story]                

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