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	United Kingdom Independence Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced "you kip") is a Eurosceptic political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union.
		The central aim of the party was to seek the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
		The party's profile was raised substantially in April and May 2004 by the surprise candidacy of former Labour Party MP and chat show host Robert Kilroy-Silk.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Kingdom_Independence_Party (3194 words)

	Clause IV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After losing the 1959 general election, Labour Party leader Hugh Gaitskell came to believe that public opposition to nationalisation had led to the party's poor performance, and announced that he proposed to amend Clause IV.
		Tony Blair had in 1993, before becoming Leader of the Labour Party, written a pamphlet for the Fabian Society which criticised the wording of Clause IV for confusing ends with means.
		The new clause did, for the first time, declare Labour to be a "socialist" party, though Blair generally prefers to describe himself as a social democrat.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clause_IV (835 words)

	Statement of Principles
		That is why the United Kingdom under the Labour government led the effort in urging Iran to comply with the IAEA inspection regime.
		The Labour Party’s position is that the five economic standards must receive approval by Chancellor Brown, the Cabinet and Parliament vote, and a referendum voted on by the people would allow for the adoption of the euro as the United Kingdom’s currency.
		The party believes that even though there may be high profile cases of radicals preaching hate in the United Kingdom the migration of capable workers should not be stifled (http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/page5708.asp).
	www.lsu.edu /faculty/lray2/teaching/4068/labour.htm (2285 words)

	UK Labour Party, overview
		The Labour Party was one of the original parties in Janda's 1950-1962 ICPP study.
		Losses in by-elections reduced the Labour majority to one seat in October 1976, and early in 1977 Labour entered an agreement with the small Liberal Party for votes to remain in office.
		But splits in the party over membership in the European Economic Community (which Wilson favored, but more radicals members of his party and powerful unions opposed) and a failing economy led to Wilson's resignation in March of 1976, to be succeeded by James Callaghan.
	www.janda.org /ICPP/ICPP1990/01-UK/Party011/Party011-hj.htm (371 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner News - UNITED KINGDOM: Police probing Labour Party over honours - Wednesday \| March 22, 2006
		Labour has come under fire for accepting loans from business-men, some of whom were later proposed for honours in the form of seats in the Upper House of Parliament.
		What irks some Labour lawmakers is that their party treasurer and some senior ministers did not know about the £14 million (US$25 million) received in loans.
		Labour responded to the furore on Monday by publishing the names of 12 businessmen who all loaned the party between £250,000 and £2.3 million each.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20060322/int/int7.html (265 words)

	European Parliamentary Labour Party
		Labour MEPs are part of the Socialist Group in the Eurpoean Parliament, the second largest group in the European Parliament.
		Labour Euro MPs are Britain’s campaigners, ambassadors, regional representatives and watchdogs in Europe.
		Each Labour MEP is a full member of at least one European Parliament committee and a substitute member on another.
	www.eplp.org.uk (276 words)

	Wikinfo \| United Kingdom Independence Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP) is a Eurosceptic political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union.
		Its economic stance is largely similar to that of the opposition Conservative Party and that implemented by the ruling Labour Party since 1997, though it notes that it could offer both increased public spending and reduced taxation through ceasing to pay levies of £12.5bn per annum to the EU.
		One of UKIP's political goals is to break the pro-European consensus among the three established parties, and prevent the introduction of the euro and the adoption of a European constitution.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=United_Kingdom_Independence_Party (2383 words)

	WWW Virtual Library Labour History: United Kingdom
		Labour History Archive and Study Centre (LHASC) The only specialist repository for the political wing of the Labour movement.
		North East Labour History Society Britain's oldest regional labour history society is dedicated to the study of working people's history in the region, particularly during the modern period.
		Scottish Labour History Collections This list contains summary details of all collections of significant size received to date by the Manuscripts Division of the National Library of Scotland in the field of Scottish labour and trade union history, including personal papers of individuals active in these movements.
	www.iisg.nl /~w3vl/unitedkingdom.html (2439 words)

	BBC NEWS \| VOTE2001 \| PARTIES \| United Kingdom Independence Party
		The party is opposed to the union because it says it is undemocratic - laws are passed by politicians which no one in Britain has voted for - and expensive.
		Party founder Alan Sked quit before the 1999 elections after arguing the party should refuse seats in the "gravy train" of the Strasbourg Parliament.
		In particular the party says it hopes to make a "dramatic impact" on three seats: Torridge and West Devon, and Devon North, both held by the Liberal Democrats, and the Labour seat of Falmouth and Camborne.
	news.bbc.co.uk /vote2001/hi/english/parties/newsid_1179000/1179163.stm (736 words)

	Better Campaigns Commission
		The Labour Party has pledged to hold a national referendum on a proportional system for the House of Commons in its first term of office -- it is far ahead in the polls right now.
		The Labour Party also supports implementation of PR for newly elected bodies in Scotland and Wales and for elections to the European Parliament (the latter change would mean that all delegations to the European parliament would be elected by PR).
		Even small parties in countries with PR -- at least the ones that endure -- tend to be "mini-umbrella," multi-issue parties seeking to iron over differences within their coalition in attempts to unify supporters who don't simply rally to a single issue.
	www.fairvote.org /library/geog/states/nc_testimony.htm (2984 words)

	Pravda.RU:United Kingdom: labour set for repeat victory on June 7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Due to the vast lead Labour enjoys, a certain apathy is expected to set in, but even this should not affect the position of the government too greatly, because the image of the Leader of the Opposition, William Hague, is so bad.
		It is possible that the Conservative Party will hold an internal selection process after the election, in which Michael Portillo, a Thatcherite monetarist, would stand a good chance of being elected.
		These preoccupations reflect a rise in crime levels in the UK in recent years, although labour's handling of the economy has been generally sound, the main reason why the public is certain to endorse Tony Blair as Britain's Prime Minister for the next five years.
	newsfromrussia.com /main/2001/04/27/4355_.html (280 words)

	Index of Economic Freedom 2006 - United Kingdom
		The United Kingdom, with its strong rule of law and political and economic freedom, has become the world's fourth-largest economy, up from sixth largest when Prime Minister Tony Blair assumed power.
		As a member of the European Union, the United Kingdom was subject to a common EU weighted average external tariff of 1.3 percent in 2003, down from the 2.4 percent for 2002 reported in the 2005 Index, based on World Bank data.
		From 1995 to 2004, the United Kingdom's weighted average annual rate of inflation was 2.80 percent.
	www.heritage.org /research/features/index/country.cfm?id=UnitedKingdom (1185 words)

	BBC News \| SCI/TECH \| Labour: A green government?
		When it took office in 1997, the United Kingdom's Labour party undertook to be "the first truly green government ever".
		The verdict now is that Labour is doing not badly, but nowhere near as well as it had promised.
		The campaigners think Labour is getting the message (which Mr Blair is expected to reinforce) that taxation policy must reflect green priorities.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/sci/tech/986532.stm (647 words)

	United Kingdom
		The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, with a queen and a Parliament that has two houses: the House of Lords, with 574 life peers, 92 hereditary peers, and 26 bishops; and the House of Commons, which has 651 popularly elected members.
		It was not until the 10th century that the country finally became united under the kings of Wessex.
		The Labour Party won just 36% of the national vote, the lowest percentage by a ruling party in British history.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0108078.html (2842 words)

	American government notified of request to inspect U.S. weapons facilities
		As a State Party to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which entered into force on April 29, 1997, the United States has agreed not to develop or use chemical weapons and to destroy its chemical weapons stockpiles.
		As a party to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC), entered into force on March 26, 1975, the United States has agreed to prohibit the use in war of asphyxiating, poisonous or other gases, and bacteriological methods of warfare.
		The United States signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which commits all parties to move unequivocally toward "total nuclear disarmament." The U.S. has firmly stated its commitment to maintain a stockpile of 15,000 nuclear warheads -- stored in bunkers and submarines throughout the world -- into the indefinite future.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-17-2003/0001892322&EDATE= (835 words)

	ICL - United Kingdom Index
		There is a paperback draft constitution of an advisory group (Anthony Bradley et al.) available from the Institute for Public Policy Research (ed.), A Written Constitution for the United Kingdom, 2nd ed.
		The current first-past-the-post electoral system, on the general election on 1 May 1997, put Labour in charge of nearly two-thirds of the seats in the Commons with only 43% of the national vote.
		May 1997: Tony Blair (Labour) wins parliamentary elections over John Major (Tories), installs a new government, and immediately gives independence to the Bank of England by limiting the directive activity of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
	www.oefre.unibe.ch /law/icl/uk__indx.html (320 words)

	American Prospect Online - ViewWeb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Labour Party, then in opposition, was relatively acquiescent, in part because just a few years earlier, a bipartisan group had agreed on a new legislative centerpiece that was designed to ensure that old-age pensions retained their purchasing power.
		It involves the United Kingdom’s occupational schemes, long the backbone of retirement provision (they are the British equivalent of traditional U.S. pension plans).
		But whatever the solution to that challenge, there is little disagreement within the United Kingdom that the path chosen by successive governments over the past 25 years is not the right one.
	www.prospect.org /web/view-web.ww?id=8997 (3450 words)

	Home page: The Labour Party: securing Britain's future
		David Cameron might have succeeded in generating a few positive headlines but the tensions in the Tory party are bound to resurface at some point.
		Labour's Secretary of State for Transport and Scotland, Douglas Alexander, outlines the differences between Labour making itself ready for government in 1996 and the Tories today as they struggle to reform themselves after three crushing election defeats.
		Labour at forefront of international efforts to alleviate global poverty.
	www.labour.org.uk (265 words)

	Online NewsHour: Prime Minister Tony Blair Holds Early Lead in U.K. Election Polls -- May 5, 2005
		Citizens in the United Kingdom headed to the polls Thursday in an election likely to re-elect Tony Blair to a historic third term.
		We in the United States know that we have to be wary of exit polls, particularly the first ones that come out.
		There are some suggestions that it is likely to be the Conservative Party, but if you look at the projected national share of their vote, they are still within the 33 percent range, which is about where they have been the last couple of elections.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/europe/jan-june05/blair_5-05.html (1305 words)

	Rotherhithe and Surrey Docks Labour Party
		The total votes for the Labour Party candidates in Rotherhithe ward rose by 38% compared with 2002 and in Surrey Docks by a stunning 75%.
		The Labour Party gained three seats in Livesey and two seats in East Walworth after intensive campaigns in both wards.
		Rotherhithe and Surrey Docks Labour Party meets ten times a year, usually on the second Thursday of every month (except August and December) at 8 pm at the Trinity Church Halls, Bryan Road SE16, near the southern junction of Rotherhithe Street and Salter Road.
	www.btinternet.com /~se16/labour (307 words)

	UK Flexploitation and Resistance Beyond Waged Labour
		Labour has been flexibilized and casualized to intensify its exploitation; this 'flexploitation' imposes an insecurity, indignity and work discipline upon us all.
		Casual labour (trabajo precario) has become more common, especially in privatised parts of the former 'public' sector, by using subcontractors or employment agencies.
		For those who are officially registered as unemployed, 'training' schemes have served to impose discipline, to cheapen their labour, to lower their expectations, etc. Increasingly, over the last decade, income support (unemployment benefit) has been withdrawn from anyone who refuses official 'training' schemes or a 'reasonable job'.
	www.eco.utexas.edu /faculty/Cleaver/wk1flex.html (5508 words)

	European Parliamentary Labour Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The European Parliamentary Labour Party sits as part of the multi-national Socialist Group in the European Parliament, but it has its own leadership and spokespeople representing Britain in Brussels and Strasbourg.
		This page details positions held by Labour MEPs in the European Parliamentary Labour Party, the European Parliament and the Socialist Group in the European Parliament.
		British Labour MEPs hold key positions in the Socialist Group in the European Parliament, a pan national group of which the Labour Party is a member.
	www.eplp.org.uk /eplp.asp (392 words)

	May 1997
		United Kingdom: The Labour Party led by Tony Blair wins a landslide victory in general elections.
		Labour wins 419 seats (43.1% of votes), Conservatives 165 (30.6%), Liberal Democrats 46 (16.7%), Ulster Unionists 10 (0.8%), Scottish National Party 6 (2%), Plaid Cymru 4 (0.5%), Social Democrat and Labour Party 3 (0.6%), Sinn Féin 2 (0.4%), Democratic Unionists 2 (0.3%), U.K. Unionists 1, independent 1.
		The Party for Democracy and Progress wins 6 seats, the Alliance for Democracy and Federation and the African Democratic Rally win 2 each.
	www.rulers.org /1997-05.html (853 words)

	SFGate: World Views : United Kingdom
		Ask residents of the United Kingdom, who between July 15 and 18 witnessed some of the highest temperatures ever in the British Isles.
		By contrast, Ian Davidson, a Labour MP from Glasgow, "accused the Tories of getting 'into bed with the nationalists'..." He said: "This is a return...to the Tories as the nasty party.
		It advises: "If...Brown wants to be prime minister of a United Kingdom, he must recognize that the Tories are on to something when they seek to tie up the loose ends of devolution.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/category?blogid=15archive/&cat=502 (3973 words)

	February 1996
		United Kingdom: The Labour Party wins a by-election in Hemsworth (West Yorkshire) with 72% of the votes, the Liberal Democrats getting 9%, the Conservatives 7%, and Arthur Scargill's new Socialist Labour Party over 5%.
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		Although the candidates of the new opposition Niue People's Party did well, pro-government independent candidates prevailed, taking 3 of the 6 seats of common roll and 8 of 14 village seats.
	rulers.org /1996-02.html (838 words)

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