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...This has been a very childish stunt by the Unionist parties, but it's not going to have the effect that they think it may have," said Seamus Mallon, who as deputy leader of the Social Democratic and Labor Party represents most Catholics. TIME's London bureau chief Barry Hillenbrand agrees that the process is far from done. "There's a lot of posturing going on. But David Trimble, leader of the Ulster Unionists and the heavyweight of the three, has already met with Tony Blair," he said. "This is a crisis point over a very emotional issue. But they...
BELFAST, Ireland: A leaked government memo which seems to show that Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam considered a Protestant march through a Catholic community "the least worst option" in avoiding conflict has delivered another setback for peace in Northern Ireland, reports TIME's Barry Hillenbrand. The memo, which gives the impression the British government ignored Catholic concerns by permitting the procession, is "a big topic of conversation in Belfast," he says. "The Catholics feel that this is a betrayal, that the British were carrying on negotiations for the show of it. What it has done is make the Catholics much...
...cease-fire and urged the organization to take advantage of Labour's control of parliament to jump-start talks. "Here, the basic feeling is that there is a new sort of urgency and enthusiasm for trying to restart the peace process," reports TIME's London bureau chief Barry Hillenbrand. "After being elected last week, Blair seems willing to try new initiatives and arrangements which may bridge the impasse and get the parties talking. The huge majority Labour has will also help him because he does not have to worry completely about what the Unionists say. The trick is Blair still...
...enormous 232-seat majority for Labour and the worst showing of the century for Conservatives. "There's this enormous feeling in Britain that the Tories have been around too long and it?s time for a change, and that's extraodinarily powerful," reports TIME London bureau chief Barry Hillenbrand. "Secondly, even though they have turned the economy around, the Conservatives have ruined their economic reputation by doing such things as devaluating sterling. The Tories have tried to run on their economic record with the slogan 'Britain is Booming: don't let Labour ruin it.' It seems not to have...
...another chance. "Eighteen years is a long time,? he told one rally, ?and it's easy to overlook achievements.? But after years of bitter infighting among Conservatives, he can?t count on an 11th-hour rescue. "Brits don't elect divided parties," says TIME's London bureau chief Barry Hillenbrand. Labour leader Tony Blair was low-key in last minute campaigning. "I ask for your vote because I believe in this country and I know and believe it can be better," Blair told one gathering. Labour enjoys a comfortable 20-point lead in the polls, but the party is leaving...