g of
I. Britain in the Age
Terrorism
II. Transatlantic
Relations
III. Britain and the
Single Currency
IV. The Future of the
“U
it d” Ki
d
“United”
Kingdom
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y 7,, 2005 London
July
Transport Bombings
◦ Three bombs on Tube; one
on a bus
◦ 52 killed; 700 injured
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Britain as a Multicultural
Society
Dealing with Terrorism:
Tougher Anti
Terror Laws
Anti-Terror
and a Quest for
Assimilation
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The ‘Special Relationship’
The Bush-Blair relationship
9/11changes everything
Desire for more independent foreign
policy
Ch
Change
with
ith Brown?
B
?
Britons express their
opinion of the Iraq War
Brown’s Foreign Secretary David Miliband
Any change from the Blair years???
` Euro
since January 1, 2000
` Monetary policy via ECB (Frankfurt)
` UK,, Denmark,, Sweden not participants
p
p
` Swedish referendum in September 2003
rejected Euro
` Rejection of EU Constitution in French
and Dutch Referenda in June 2005
` UK Referendum CANCELLED
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“sustainable
Britain
“ t i bl convergence between
b t
B it i andd the
th
economies of a single currency;
whether there is sufficient flexibility to cope with
economic change;
the effect on investment;
the impact on our financial services industry; and
whether it is good for employment.”
employment.
Source: HM Treasuryy Website
1-Oct-07
1-May-07
1-Dec-06
1-Jul-06
1-Feb-06
1-Sep-05
1-Apr-05
1-Nov-04
1-Jun-04
1
1-Jan-04
1
1-Aug-03
1-Mar-03
1-Oct-02
1-May-02
1-Dec-01
1-Jul-01
1-Feb-01
1-Sep-00
1-Apr-00
1-Nov-99
1-Jun-99
1
1-Jan-99
1
Euros to Pounds
Euro-Pound Exchange Rate, January 1999November 2007
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
` Devolution
to Dissolution?
` English Regionalism as Federalism?
` What
Wh t to
t do
d with
ith Northern
N th
Ireland?
I l d?
` Britain’s role in a ‘United States of
Europe?