Re: Clarke Award Finalists 1994

In article <lhqc0kd45ms3069f8tcus5t5b43fp0uioj@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person  <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:

On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:42:27 -0000 (UTC), jdnicoll@panix.com (James
Nicoll) wrote:
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1994: At least four MPs die from unrelated causes, Tony Blair uses his
new position as leader of the Labour Party to make bold economic
statements unbounded by reality, and in a bold rebuke of a half million
years of effort to isolate Britain from the continent, the Chunnel opens.

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I expect your summaries of 2025 and 2026 will be ... very interesting.
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Oh, wait: some of that could apply to Current Events. Is history
repeating itself again?

I feel like the Onion was too fast in using the title Our Stupid Century.

The first and second item above are directly connected. One of the
fatalities was Labour leader Smith, which is gave Blair the chance to
lead Labour to victory.

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