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Ned Temko: Britain has moved on from Labour, and there's nothing Gordon Brown can do about it

guardian.co.uk     Aug 19, 2008   32 related          

Only a modern political miracle can save Gordon Brown now Attacking the Tories' economic policies won't help Labour; as in the late 1990s, the British public has simply moved on Way back in 1997, when a now battered and...                    

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Funding crisis for London 2012

guardian.co.uk     Aug 19, 2008   12 related          

British atheletes may be striking gold in Beijing, but will the credit crunch eat into their chances for 2012? Even before Great Britain has hoovered up its full quota of expected gold medals from the Beijing cycle track, the...                    

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Major urges more sports funding

bbc.co.uk     Aug 19, 2008   5 related          

The GB men's team pursuit cyclists boosted Britain's medal haul Former PM Sir John Major has called for guaranteed National Lottery cash for grassroots sports and criticised those who oppose spending millions on sport. Sir...                    

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John Major enjoying credit for Britain's Olympics success

guardian.co.uk     Aug 19, 2008          

In politics, if you hang around long enough, there's always a good chance that those who used to excoriate you when you were in office will start to remember you fondly. Major is getting the credit for Team GB currently...                    

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The middle-class rip-off

spectator.co.uk     Aug 19, 2008          

Great moment on the Today programme this morning when John Major – without irony – told James Naughtie how great the National Lottery was because an opera lover like him could benefit from the money poured into the Royal Opera...                    

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Building on Beijing

independent.co.uk     Aug 19, 2008          

By Jane Merrick At last - John Major has acknowledged that the last Conservative government "let our youngsters down" by failing to commit more money to school sport. It did more than that, namely selling off school playing...                    

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The NHS: Labour’s promise kept

bloggers4labour.org     Aug 18, 2008          

The NHS: Labour’s promise kept SNOWFLAKE 5 has an outstanding piece on the NHS’s 60th birthday. It was previously linked from one of the Ah yes the NHS. You did not mention in your manifesto that we in England would not be...                    

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MI5 To Go Gay

londonist.com     Aug 18, 2008   1 related          

James Bond would be neither shaken nor stirred by the news today that MI5 is to launch a recruitment drive for gays and lesbians to join the government's security service. The story was leaked to the Sun of all places (which we...                    

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Olympic weekend

philtaylor.org.uk     Aug 18, 2008   42 related          

The blog has languished a bit for the last few days - particularly over the weekend. The Olympics have dominated my weekend, especially my own sport of rowing. Rowing delivered two golds, two silvers and two bronzes over the...                    

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Should politicians claim credit?

curly15.wordpress.com     Aug 17, 2008          

Team GB exceeding expectations It seems that our Olympians are exceeding the nation’s expectations in the medal table and are building a firm foundation for the London Games in 2012 after their “great haul of China”. This may...                    

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