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Monday, 13 November, 2000, 15:30 GMT
October 2000
Click on any of the links below to read what The World at One said about the main issues of the day.
Week ending 3 November Pensioners and fuel protesters build pressure ahead of the Chancellor's autumn statement
Pensioners lobby MPs - they're a reminder that the state pension will be a crucial issue in the forthcoming election. The Prime Minister redoubles his efforts to win the sympathy of the public ahead of the fuel-protest deadline - and signals his third way of hard choices in the "Great Debate" about taxes and spending. Tony Blair's "third way" on "hard choices" The Home Secretary, Jack Straw, appears before MPs to lay down the battle-lines behind which the Government will combat the fuel-protests. Week ending 27 October Railtrack fights its corner
Railtrack has been defending its decision to close lines and impose speed restrictions at a few hours' notice. The company apologised to passengers, but insisted that - in the light of the Hatfield rail crash - it had no choice. Railtrack blitzes a creaking network 23 October 2000: The rail regulator has issued a blunt warning to Railtrack not to challenge the terms of the 5-year financial settlement offered today. The Rail regulator presses Railtrack to accept investment deal
Week ending 20 October Railtrack's unsteady ride after the Hatfield Crash
20 October 2000: Health and Safety Executive Inspectors have discovered severe defects in the track at the site of the Hatfield train crash. 19 October 2000: Railtrack's Chief Executive Gerald Corbett is to stay because - according to the company's statement- he is the person "best qualified to lead the company in the search for the root causes of the disaster". Railtrack's tarnished Safety record 18 October 2000: Gerald Corbett, Chief Executive of Railtrack, has waited little more than 24 hours before offering his resignation over the Hatfield rail crash in which four people died. Railtrack Chief offers to quit 17 October 2000 One of the Government's closes supporters, the Euro friendly TUC General Secretary John Monks, has warned the Cabinet against losing "collective responsibility" over the single currency. Geoffrey Robinson sketches in Cabinet divisions over the Euro
Week ending 13 October Europe rears its head
13 October 2000 Tony Blair flew into Biarritz in the midst of a domestic political row over the the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights - the document that's top of the agenda at the summit. Government admits - charter of rights may overturn British law 12 October 2000 The battle-lines are being drawn for another Euro-clash between Britain and some of its EU neighbours: this time over the draft charter of fundamental rights. Charter of rights threatens Euro peace Pensioners and the welfare state
11 October 2000 The 'universal' Welfare State needs to be re-examined, according to a senior Cabinet Minister. Government argues for a "new universality" in welfare 10 October 2000 A sharp increase in the headline rate of inflation - to 3.3% - comes at a timely moment for pensioners. Chancellor's deal to appease the pensioners takes shape
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