Obituary;Michael Foot; 讣告;迈克尔富特; Michael Foot, politician and man of letters, died on March 3rd, aged 96. 政治家、作家迈克尔富特于本月3日仙逝,享年96岁。 He died a much-loved Englishman, renowed for his unt

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(27) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人人物系列

First check back to November 18th about the Labour Party conference. During the conference last weekend, David Cunnliffe refused to say if he supported David Shearer as Leader of the Opposition. This looked as if Mr Cunnliffe wanted to challenge Mr S

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The Labour Party held their annual conference over the weekend. More than 500 members attended. A member is someone who pays a membership fee to belong to the Labour Party. This includes the 34 Labour Members of Parliament. The Leader of the Oppositi

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Frances economy 法国经济 The performance gap 绩效差距 The French government seems to realise at last that urgent action is needed to restore the countrys competitiveness法国政府终觉悟,恢复国家竞争力迫在眉睫THE end of the e

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Independents have been given a recent boost by Labour's unpopularity. 近期,不受关注的工党,使无党派吸引了很多人的目光。 Such is the loyalty to Labour in large swathes of Wales that even if people want to give it a bloody nos

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(32) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人综合

After the Labour Party lost the election, the leader, Phil Goff, resigned. Later this week the Party will choose another leader. They will choose between two men David Shearer and David Cunliffe. Both men have been speaking at Labour Party meetings.

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