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21 October 1997FINALLY, BROWN WILL SAY NOGordon Brown, the Chancellor, will put his political credibility on the line next week with a detailed Commons defence of the Government's decision to remain outside monetary union for the whole of the current Parliament.£10BN OFF SHARES IN BROWN MONDAYMore than £10 billion was wiped off share values yesterday in what the City 'Brown Monday' as the stock market reacted to the mounting confusion caused by Gordon Brown and his advisers over early membership of a single European currency.Final Election Result:The state of the parties is as follows:Gains Losses Total Labour 146 0 418 Cons 0 178 165 Lib Dem 30 2 46 Others 4 0 29 Speaker 1Overall majority: 177 Share of vote: Labour 44.4%; Conservative 31.4%; Lib Dem 17.2%; Others 7%. Swing C to Lab: 10% Turnout: 71.3% Links! to just about everything! Funny stuff, this time Anagrams. On these pages you will find an unbiased review of the election campaign 1997, and all the links necessary to keep you informed. Go to "Links" in the left hand margin for more links to just about everything.... Please stop here for a moment to send me feedback! (Use the back button to return here) or send mail to election97@geocities.com Original Text, Photographs and Images: © Mark Males, 1997 FOR WEB EXCELLENCE! Credits....Links I've missed. Please let me know any links you think should be here but are not. |