Still Blair’s Party Still Blair’s Party
D.D. Guttenplan would like to thank Glenda Jackson MP for her assistance in gaining admission to the Labour Party Conference.
Oct 7, 2004 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan
Britain’s Secret Sharers Britain’s Secret Sharers
Barely a month ago Prime Minister Tony Blair looked unstoppable. He'd survived, narrowly, a revolt within his own party over plans to allow universities to charge higher tuition ...
Mar 4, 2004 / Editorial / Maria Margaronis and D.D. Guttenplan
Whitewashing Blair Whitewashing Blair
Meteorologists may disagree, but the political weather in Britain almost always comes from the United States.
Feb 5, 2004 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan
Blair, Triumphant Blair, Triumphant
In the end, Tony Blair had nothing to fear but fear itself. As the Labour Party assembled for its annual conference here on Britain's Yiddish Riviera, the news looked grim.
Oct 9, 2003 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan
UK Sideshow to Iraq UK Sideshow to Iraq
With its daily dominance of the headlines and a stellar cast from the worlds of government, secret intelligence and the media, the Hutton inquiry, playing here until the end of...
Sep 4, 2003 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan
The Poodle That Barked The Poodle That Barked
George Bush is supposed to be the cowboy, Tony Blair the sidekick--or, in some versions, the presidential poodle.
Mar 20, 2003 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan
Europe on the March Europe on the March
So this is what it feels like to be in the political mainstream.
Feb 20, 2003 / Editorial / Maria Margaronis and D.D. Guttenplan
Letter From London Letter From London
Europeans opposed to war in Iraq are united by a deep distrust, even fear, of America.
Feb 6, 2003 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan
Letter From London Letter From London
A specter is haunting the Jews of Europe: the specter of anti-Semitism. A synagogue is firebombed in Belgium; three more are burned in France, where Jean-Marie Le Pen's National F...
Jun 13, 2002 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan
Le Pen’s People Le Pen’s People
The second round of France's presidential elections was billed as "l'escroc" (the crook) versus "le facho" (the fascist). In the event, incumbent President Jacques Chirac got t...
May 9, 2002 / Editorial / Maria Margaronis and D.D. Guttenplan