The Observer index, January-December 2001 ... - Microform
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John 18/03/01<br />
* Tony Blair is to put his religious beliefs at the centre of the<br />
general election campaign and call for a new style of ethical<br />
politics where the church is the bedrock of local communities<br />
18/03/01 B 13 7>8<br />
* Week 5: Foot & Mouth is no longer a disaster just in rural<br />
areas - it has become a major political drama that may threaten<br />
Blair's plans to win again - see Foot & Mouth Crisis 25/03/01<br />
* Fresh allegations of murky dealings between the Hinduja<br />
brothers and Britain threaten to embarrass Ministers who helped<br />
them obtain their British passports 25/03/01 B 3 1>4<br />
Photograph<br />
* It's compelling television and the most biting political satire for<br />
a generation, Robert McCrum celebrates Rory Bremner and his<br />
dazzling team - see Television 01/04/01<br />
* Profile on Anji Hunter, confidante and trusted aide to Tony<br />
Blair - see Hunter, Anji 01/04/01<br />
* Tony Blair clears the way for a June election 01/04/01 B 1>2<br />
1<br />
* <strong>The</strong> battle over the timing of the election 01/04/01 B 14 1>7<br />
Photographs<br />
* Blair's babes were supposed to change the male-dominated<br />
world of politics for ever, but they have had a battle on their<br />
hands even to survive 01/04/01 B 4 1>7 Photographs<br />
* In a special essay for <strong>The</strong> <strong>Observer</strong>, Noreena Hertz argues that<br />
governments' surrender to big business is the deadliest threat<br />
facing democracy today - see Hertz, Noreena 08/04/01<br />
* Lord Ashcroft, the Conservative Party treasurer, is being sued<br />
in the US over his alleged role in a corporate scandal - see<br />
Ashcroft, Lord 08/04/01<br />
* Lord Birt, the former BBC boss named as Tony Blair's 'crime<br />
tsar' in a blaze of publicity, has been quietly pensioned off amid<br />
mounting criticism - see Birt, Lord 08/04/01<br />
* New rights for mothers choosing to work part-time will be<br />
drawn up by an independent commission under plans being<br />
considered by Tony Blair 08/04/01 B 8 7>8<br />
* Education Secretary David Blunkett made it clear that he<br />
would not be returning to the job after the General Election - see<br />
Education 15/04/01<br />
* <strong>The</strong> exploitation of genetic testing by insurers is set to be<br />
outlawed by the Government - see Genetics 15/04/01<br />
* Labour is to declare 'a war of attrition' against the BBC during<br />
the general election campaign 15/04/01 B 2 4>5<br />
* Ed Vulliamy joins John Prescott, the Deputy PM on the New<br />
York subway to hear his views on Kyoto, the Tube - and Miles<br />
Davis - see Prescott, John 22/04/01<br />
* Euan Ferguson meets… Tony Booth, the PM's father-in-law -<br />
see Booth, Tony 22/04/01<br />
* Labour is set to tackle the crisis in the rail industry with a<br />
major shake-up... - see Railway Industry 22/04/01<br />
* Rebel Tories, and a nicely timed speech about curry, have put<br />
the explosive issue of race on top of the election agenda - see<br />
Race 22/04/01<br />
* <strong>The</strong> Labour Party was accused of being 'institutionally racist'<br />
after an investigation revealed it will fail to hit its own target on<br />
electing black and Asian MPs at the next election - see Racism<br />
22/04/01<br />
* Some of the last election's losers relive the tears and the<br />
tantrums 22/04/01 M 14>20 1>4 Photographs<br />
* Blair's Britain just cultural vandalism says Bush's social policy<br />
guru, Myron Magnet 22/04/01 B 23 1>4 Photograph<br />
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* Labour's plan to give all newborn children a solid financial<br />
start - see Personal Finance 29/04/01<br />
* Leading Conservatives in William Hague's Treasury team are<br />
seeking to change tax laws which would directly benefit a<br />
business man who has donated millions of pounds to the party<br />
29/04/01 B 1>2 1>3 Photograph<br />
* Lord Taylor, the black Conservative leader who has fiercely<br />
criticised William Hague's stance on race, is to be gagged this<br />
week by the party 29/04/01 B 2 2>7<br />
* Alistair Beaton, author of the satirical hit 'Feelgood', chances<br />
on a secret memo from the Prime Minister seeking a livelier<br />
manifesto 29/04/01 B 24 2>5<br />
* Comment by Peter Mandelson - see Mandelson, Peter<br />
06/05/01<br />
* Tony Blair overruled the Treasury to strike a deal over the<br />
future of the London Tube amid fears than an ongoing row<br />
would cost Labour seats in the capital - see London<br />
Underground 06/05/01<br />
* A tough package of crime measures is to be made the launch<br />
pad for Tony Blair's electoral appeal to Britain's middle ground<br />
06/05/01 B 1 4>7<br />
* Chancellor Gordon Brown may have to refund billions of<br />
pounds in tax to multinational companies following a deluge of<br />
lawsuits after the European Court of Justice ruled discrimination<br />
06/05/01 N 1 1>7 Photograph<br />
* Countdown to polling day 06/05/01 B 14 1>6 Photographs<br />
* Peter Preston comments on the newspaper tabloid, <strong>The</strong> Sun's<br />
backing of Tony Blair 06/05/01 B 14 7>8<br />
* Varied personal opinions of the Labour Party 06/05/01 B 24<br />
2>4 Photographs<br />
* Tony Blair secretly scrapped an official report detailing how<br />
Britain's public services are still failing under New Labour amid<br />
fears that it would give ammunition to the Tories close to the<br />
election 06/05/01 B 6 1>7<br />
* A fresh attempt to crack down on cartels, rogue traders and<br />
anti-competitive companies will be the centrepiece of Labour's<br />
election manifesto plans for business - see Business & Industry<br />
13/05/01<br />
* A raft of tax cuts and rises in allowances were promised in the<br />
Tories' election manifesto last week, all funded by £8bn cuts in<br />
public spending - see Personal Finance 13/05/01<br />
* How your vote in the forthcoming General Election could hit<br />
your pocket - see Personal Finance 13/05/01<br />
* Labour has wooed business - but the relationship is fragile -<br />
see Business & Industry 13/05/01<br />
* Labour's new incentives to work - and a boost for pensioners -<br />
see Personal Finance 13/05/01<br />
* Many Lib Dem proposals on personal finance are similar to<br />
those they made at the last election, but this time they are<br />
making an effort to appeal to pensioners - see Personal Finance<br />
13/05/01<br />
* A group of 60 prominent businessmen are set to endorse<br />
Labour's economic record in a letter to be published in <strong>The</strong><br />
Times tomorrow 13/05/01 N 1 2>6<br />
* New poll joy for Blair as Tories lose high earners 13/05/01 B<br />
1 1>6 Photograph<br />
* Six-page special on Election <strong>2001</strong> 13/05/01 B 13>18 1>8<br />
Photographs<br />
* A former aide to the Hinduja brothers accused Downing Street<br />
of lying about a meeting between Tony Blair and the<br />
controversial Indian tycoons in June 1998 13/05/01 B 2 7>8