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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and other international observers at a polling booth near Jerusalem on January 25.-MAHFOUZ ABU TURK/REUTERS

The 'price' of free elections

The hardline tactic of the E.U. and Israel demanding unilateral concessions from Hamas in advance of negotiations is unlikely to work.
MICHAEL HINDLEY

Blair takes a beating

The public disquiet about Iraq and disapproval of Prime Minister Tony Blair's unflinching loyalty to the rightwing U.S. administration result in a sei
MICHAEL HINDLEY

Blair's volte-face

The credibility crisis that the British Prime Minister faces on the question of European Constitution is likely to be a short-term price he is paying
MICHAEL HINDLEY
London Mayor Ken Livingstone.-ADAM BUTLER/AP

Another comeback for `Red Ken'

With an eye on London's mayoral election, New Labour readmits into its fold Ken Livingstone, an old-fashioned socialist with popular appeal.
MICHAEL HINDLEY

Far from Labour

Trade unions, which founded the Labour Party, find themselves increasingly alienated from New Labour even as the latter moves away from its original s
MICHAEL HINDLEY
Prime Minister Tony Blair with Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown in London on June 10.-MAX NASH/AP

In full control

Six years in power, and yet Prime Minster Tony Blair and his Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown remain firmly in command in the United Kingdom.
MICHAEL HINDLEY
Prime Minister Tony Blair and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw outside 10 Downing Street in London.-RUSSELL BOYCE/REUTERS

Blair's troubles

THE basis of much of Prime Minister Tony Blair's appeal for the British electorate prior to his first election victory in 1997 was his ability to proj
MICHAEL HINDLEY
BNP Chairman Nick Griffin.-PHIL NOBLE/AP

A disturbing trend

The results of local elections boost the prospects of the racist British National Party, upset New Labour and confuse the Tories.
MICHAEL HINDLEY
British Prime Minister Tony Blair.-DAVID CHESKIN/AP

A divided Europe

The Iraqi crisis has brought to the fore schisms within the European Union and NATO which will reverberate long after a probable war.
MICHAEL HINDLEY
Prime Minister Tony Blair.-ADAM BUTLER/AP/POOL

Labour unease at U.S. war plan

There is mounting opposition within the Labour Party, in the United Kingdom and within Europe to Prime Minister Tony Blair's outright support to the U
MICHAEL HINDLEY

Firefighters' battle

The conflict between the Fire Brigades Union and the Tony Blair government is likely to sharpen to the point of breaking Labour's historic links with
MICHAEL HINDLEY

A movement of resistance

THE British Labour Party conference, once a vast, sprawling, chaotic affair to which local party units sent delegates to debate with a real chance of
MICHAEL HINDLEY
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