United Kingdom & Ireland

Magazine articles on politics and society in the United Kingdom & Ireland.

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ifeminists September 22, 2004	Fertility Tourism Many aspiring parents dislike the laws that control fertility in the UK and are attracted by the more flexible foreign policies.
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Stanley Reed	A Dogfight Within The House of Labour Some might think the contenders are Tory vs. Labour, but the more closely watched contest is between Blair and his tough Chancellor of the Exchequer for control of the party -- and ultimately of 10 Downing St.
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004	Eminent Minds on the Emerald Isle The Irish proved they aren't afraid to go across the Atlantic when they hired William C. Harris, a 19-year veteran of the U.S. National Science Foundation, to head the government's fledgling Science Foundation Ireland in 2001.
Fast Company September 2004 Keith H. Hammonds	"Nothing Is Easy in Iraq. But You Can't Not Do It." A British brigadier on the rebuilding of Iraq's police force.
PC Magazine September 7, 2004 Sebastian Rupley	Nanotech Gets Royal Treatment England's Prince Charles says proper attention should be given to evaluating the possible benefits, as well as the science fiction-like risks.
BusinessWeek August 30, 2004 Kerry Capell	Animal-Rights Activism Turns Rabid Attacks on drug companies and university labs have Britain's $8 billion biomedical research industry under siege. But will the government's latest plan to combat extremists be enough?
Information Today July 26, 2004 Richard Poynder	British Politicians Call on U.K. Government to Support Open Access Following 7 months of deliberation, the U.K. House of Commons' Science and Technology Committee has concluded that the current model for scientific publishing is unsatisfactory.
National Defense August 2004 Roxana Tiron	Multinational Aircraft Program Tests Transatlantic Cooperation The Pentagon's international security office is sharpening its focus on the Joint Strike Fighter program, which is viewed as a litmus test for transatlantic cooperation.
National Defense August 2004	Unmanned Aircraft Killer Proposed Two British firms--QinetiQ and Sula Systems--are proposing the fielding of a relatively low cost device to counter the proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles in the battlefield.
BusinessWeek July 26, 2004 Kerry Capell	Ireland: A Nation Of Immigrants? Foreigners are flocking to Ireland's jobs and schools -- but the welcome may cool.
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