A panel charged with investigating the British government’s reasons for dragging the country into the war in Iraq was grilling Tony Blair on Friday. It was the second time he has been asked to appear, Deutsche Welle reported.
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Health-care management: How to save lives
October 21st, 2010 |
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Five simple rules for running a first-class hospital
MEASURING good health, in patients and hospitals alike, is one thing. Finding the causes is harder. Medical professionals in Britain know that Hammersmith Hospital in west London, for example, is one of the best in the country—Tony Blair received treatment there for his irregular heartbeat and it is one of only a handful of places to which London ambulance crews take people with suspected heart attacks. From America to Sweden, the best hospitals in a rich country outperform the rest. But how?
Stephen Dorgan of McKinsey, a consultancy, and John Van Reenen of the London School of Economics have tried to answer this. They studied almost 1,200 hospitals in America, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Sweden, using techniques more commonly applied to identify excellence in manufacturing industry. …
Schumpeter: The will to power
September 9th, 2010 |
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Why some people have power over companies and others don’t
HENRY KISSINGER was guilty of understatement when he said that power is the ultimate aphrodisiac. In fact, power is the ultimate life-improver tout court. Powerful people not only have more friends than the rest of us. They also enjoy better health. Numerous studies demonstrate that low status is more strongly associated with heart disease than physical hazards like obesity and high blood pressure.
The benefits of power have grown dramatically in recent years. CEOs and other C-suite types have seen their salaries surge at a time when the median wage has either stagnated (in the United States) or grown slowly (in Europe). Politicians have learned how to monetise their pull. The Clintons earned $109m in the eight years after they left the White House. Tony Blair has turned himself into a wealthy man in the three years since his retirement from national politics. …
Shilpa Shetty to join Brit MP Keith Vaz’s campaign
April 10th, 2010 |
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British Labour politician Keith Vaz is said to be hoping to dazzle voters during his campaign trail in Leicester East by bringing in some Bollywood stars, like Shilpa Shetty.
Shetty, 34, has known Vaz, 53, who is defending a 15,876 majority, since he invited her to meet Tony Blair at the Commons after she won Celebrity [...]
Brown fires starting shot for May 6 poll
April 6th, 2010 |
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Tuesday that a general election will be held in Britain May 6 in what analysts believe could be one of the closest and most unpredictable contests in modern British politics.
Brown, 59, will be seeking an unprecedented fourth term for the ruling Labour Party which has been in power since 1997. [...]
Ridicule of Conspiracy Theories Focuses On Diffusing Criticism of the Powerful
February 10th, 2010 |
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The label “conspiracy theory” is commonly used to try to discredit criticism of the powerful in government or business.For example, just this week – after Tony Blair was confronted by the Iraq Inquiry with evidence that he had used lies to sell the Ira…
Blair sticks to his guns over Iraq war
January 30th, 2010 |
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Former British prime minister Tony Blair has said he has no regrets about the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. He told an inquiry into the conflict that Saddam Hussein was a threat to the world who had to be disarmed or removed.
Blair: No regrets for removing Saddam
January 30th, 2010 |
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Former British prime minister Tony Blair said Friday he had no regrets about removing Saddam Hussein after delivering a robust defence of the 2003 invasion of Iraq at a public inquiry into the war. Rounding off his day-long evidence session, Blair said he accepted “responsibility but not a
“Pivotal†moment as Blair faces Iraq inquiry
January 29th, 2010 |
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Tony Blair has begun giving evidence for the first time in public on the reasons why he led Britain into war with Iraq. The former British prime minister told the inquiry that the UK and the United States had been trying for years to enforce sanctions and stepped up their efforts after the 9/11 attacks.
Brown to appear before Britain’s Iraq inquiry
January 22nd, 2010 |
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is due to give evidence to an inquiry into the Iraq war, prior to the general election in a few months’ time, according to media reports.
The BBC and other media said late Thursday they had learned that Brown had agreed to testify, despite the panel’s earlier ruling that he should [...]
Blair spin-doctor defends Iraq build-up
January 12th, 2010 |
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Tony Blair’s ex-spokesman Alastair Campbell has said he “defends every single word” of the 2002 dossier on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. Mr Campbell told the UK’s Iraq war inquiry the dossier could have been “clearer” but did not “misrepresent” the threat from Saddam’s weapons.
Britney Spears tops web search list for the last decade
December 22nd, 2009 |
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Britney Spears is the most searched for name on the Internet over the past decade, says a new survey.
Terrorist Osama bin Laden follows the pop star in the second spot, while footballer David Beckham is placed in the third place.
””Some names are popular searches for a year or two and then no more, but a [...]
Tony Blair: Whether Or Not the Stated Reasons Are True, We Must Do It Anyway
December 14th, 2009 |
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told the Iraq War investigation that – whether or not Iraq had weapons of mass destruction – he would have backed the Iraq war. As the Guardian notes:He explained it was “the notion of him as a threat to the reg…
Blair: Removal of Saddam Hussein “right”
December 12th, 2009 |
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It would have been right to remove Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein even without evidence that he had weapons of mass destruction, Tony Blair has said. The former prime minister said it was the “notion” of Saddam as a threat to the region which tilted him in favour of the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Everyone Knew that Iraq Didn’t Have WMDs
November 26th, 2009 |
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Everyone knew the WMD claims were fake.For example, Tony Blair – the British Prime Minister – knew that Saddam possessed no WMDs. If America’s closest ally Britain knew, then the White House knew as well.And the number 2 Democrat in the Senate -wh…
Instead of Fixing the U.S. Economy or Creating Jobs for AMERICANS, Obama Will Spend The Money in Afghanistan and Iraq
November 24th, 2009 |
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America is in the most severe unemployment crisis since – and perhaps including – the Great Depression.And yet Obama, like Bush, has done virtually nothing to create more jobs. Instead, they both gave trillions to the biggest banks (who are not loaning…
The week ahead
November 15th, 2009 |
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Finding a president and a foreign-policy chief for Europe, at last
• THE European Union at last holds a special summit on Thursday November 19th to select a president and foreign-policy supremo. The block’s first big decision resulting from the long-delayed adoption of the Lisbon treaty, which is supposed to make the EU more open and accountable, will be taken in secret by the leaders of 27 member states over dinner in Brussels. No consensus has emerged. Tony Blair, once a firm favourite for the president’s job, has drifted in the betting. Scandinavian and Eastern European countries may oppose a Franco-German stitch-up. Massimo D’Alema, one of Italy’s legion of former prime ministers, is the current favourite for the foreign-policy post. See article
• BARACK OBAMA’S trip around Asia takes him to China for a meeting with the country’s president, Hu Jintao, on Tuesday November 17th. Mr Obama holds talks with Wen Jiabao, China’s prime minister, the day after. He has described China’s role as a “strategic partner” in efforts to tackle global problems, such as the economic crisis, climate change and nuclear proliferation. Mr Obama is then set to visit South Korea on Wednesday November 18th for a meeting with the president, Lee Myung-bak, where discussions are likely to touch on North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. See article …
In the running
October 26th, 2009 |
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Who is tipped to become the first president of Europe?
THE Czech Republic is the only nation left of the 27 member states of the EU yet to ratify the Lisbon treaty but it may do so this week. The treaty creates a new permanent president. Of those mooted for the powerful new job, Britain’s former prime minister, Tony Blair, is the hot favourite with the bookies (and is probably the best-known candidate to non-Europeans). The odds on some other contenders, however, differ markedly. Mary Robinson, a former president of Ireland and UN human-rights commissioner, is offered at 12/1 by Paddy Power, and at 33/1 by William Hill.
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Blair for EU president? Britain divided
October 11th, 2009 |
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Could Tony Blair be the European Union’s first full-time president? Even though the job does not yet exist, a fierce debate is underway in Britain about whether he is the right man for the job, as well as what the job should entail. Blair, who led Britain into the Iraq war, is still a