Word: brittanic
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...profiling two men at opposite ends of the political spectrum. They are Gregory Campbell, 32, a hard-line Protestant member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and Martin McGuinness, 35, also an elected deputy, who represents the predominantly Catholic Sinn Fein, the political arm of the I.R.A. Home Secretary Leon Brittan informed the BBC and its board of governors that it would be "contrary to the national interest" to show the program. "What is at issue is not the overall balance of the program," he wrote in a letter to Board Chairman Stuart Young, "but the opportunity [for the terrorists...
BRITAIN. Despite relatively high interest rates, the British economy is showing some symptoms of a boom, according to Samuel Brittan. Not counting North Sea oil operations, profits have nearly doubled in the past four years. That is due in part to increased investment. The British economist foresees growth this year reaching 3.5%, but attributes a full percent of it to a temporary boost from the ending of the miners' strike. He expects the expansion to taper off to 2.25% next year. Brittan noted that the slowdown in the U.S. has not seriously affected West European growth so far because...
...test for potential [EU] members is not GNP or per capita income, but rather the potential for development of economic and political structures," Brittan said...
...Brittan attributed the EU's success over the past 15 years to its single market economy which has eliminated barriers between member countries...
...Brittan noted that a majority voting requirements has also helped the EU overcome a community that was "smothering with internal difficulties...