The political-economy of Blair’s “New Regional Policy” by John Harrison

“…This paper specifically questions the wisdom of such a marriage of politically distinct ideologies through a critical investigation of the underlying contradictions of their strategy from both a theoretical and empirical standpoint. Demonstrated both in the North East no vote in 2004, and in the post-mortem undertaken by the ODPM Select Committee in 2005, the paper illustrates how a loss of political drive gradually undermined the capacity of devolution to deliver in England. …”
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The multifactorial nature of early numeracy and its stability by David Braeuning, Andrew Ribner, Korbinian Moeller, Clancy Blair

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A factorial approach to understanding the effect of inner geometry of baffled meso-scale tubes on solids suspension and axial dispersion in continuous, oscillatory liquid-solid plu... by Louisa Ejim, Stephanie Yerdelen, Thomas McGlone, Iyke Onyemelukwe, Blair Johnston, Alastair J. Florence, Nuno Reis

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Utilization and harmonization of adult accelerometry data: review and expert consensus by Katrien Wijndaele, Kate Westgate, Samantha K. Stephens, Steven N. Blair, Fiona C. Bull, Sebastien F.M. Chastin, David W. Dunstan, Ulf Ekelund, Dale Esliger, Patty S. Freedson, Malcolm H. Granat, Charles E. Matthews, Neville Owen, Alex V. Rowlands, Lauren Sherar, Mark S. Tremblay, Richard P. Troiano, Soren Brage, Genevieve N. Healy

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The Labour Campaign by Dominic Wring

“…The decision to support the US led invasion stymied the development of the kind of permanent campaign Labour had effectively run in the first term because, despite Blair’s protestations for the need to ‘move on’, the issue continued to command attention because of the controversies over the Prime Minister’s relationship with President Bush, the illusory weapons of mass destruction that had been used to justify Britain’s military involvement, the death of scientific adviser David Kelly and the subsequent inquiries into his demise and the government’s overall conduct. …”
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The media and intra-party democracy: 'new' Labour and the clause four debate by Dominic Wring

“…It will be shown how Blair used the reformed party structures bequeathed him by predecessor Kinnock to manage discussion and deliver a victory not certain at the outset of the debate. …”
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The media and the election by Dominic Wring

“…During the 1997 election this view was publicly aired by Tony Blair and Michael Portillo, both of whom expressed their unhappiness with the coverage. …”
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A little less hard economics, a little more social action please? The policy rhetoric and political realities of an English region by John Harrison

“…In deference to this orthodoxy, Blair’s programme of devolution and constitutional change (in the United Kingdom) was provisionally stimulated by the legitimation of politics through the settlements afforded to both Scotland and Wales.…”
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Exploring the role of sport as physical activity for health promotion in Europe by Paul Downward, Pamela Wicker, Simona Rasciute

“…Physical inactivity is a major cause of NCDs (Blair 2009; Kohl et al. 2012), and reduction of inactivity levels is now a general policy objective. …”
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The 'death of improvement': an exploration of the legacy of performance and service improvement reform in English local authorities, 1997-2017 by Russell J. Glennon

“…When Tony Blair's New Labour administration took control in 1997, it sought to establish a programme of organizational, performance, and democratic reform. …”
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