It’s not just the war, Tony

UK prime minister Tony Blair is facing the biggest test of his political career as he tries to persuade the British public to support military action against Iraq in alliance with the US. But his government is not just dealing with a major foreign policy problem. The UK economy is also under scrutiny.

UK prime minister Tony Blair is facing the biggest test of his political career as he tries to persuade the British public to support military action against Iraq in alliance with the US. But his government is not just dealing with a major foreign policy problem. The UK economy is also under scrutiny.

In all of the Anglo-Saxon economies – the US, the UK, Australia and New Zealand – there are huge consumer debt bubbles. But the UK has the biggest.

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