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Matthew Taylor.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2976298.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2976298.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2003 16:40:59 GMT</pubDate><category>UK Politics</category></item><item><title>Blair and Brown &apos;running scared&apos;</title><description>Iain Duncan Smith says the government&apos;s pro-European campaign is an attempt to cover up its euro splits.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2976114.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2976114.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2003 10:20:27 GMT</pubDate><category>UK Politics</category></item><item><title>Brown&apos;s statement at-a-glance</title><description>At-a-glance details of chancellor&apos;s euro decision.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2974920.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2974920.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2003 17:45:17 GMT</pubDate><category>UK Politics</category></item><item><title>Q&amp;A: What decision means</title><description>What are the economic and political implications of Gordon Brown&apos;s decision not to recommend the euro? BBC News Online explains.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/2968376.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2968376.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2003 15:10:50 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category></item><item><title>The great euro debate</title><description>A potted guide to the key arguments over the euro.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3008201.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3008201.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2003 15:15:01 GMT</pubDate><category>UK Politics</category></item><item><title>Timeline: Possible poll dates</title><description>When could there be a referendum on the euro? BBC News Online checks out the possible dates.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2976924.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2976924.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2003 06:45:27 GMT</pubDate><category>UK Politics</category></item><item><title>Treasury issues euro entry plan</title><description>BBC News Online looks at the steps the government is taking to prepare in case the UK decides to go for the euro.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2976196.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2976196.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2003 16:43:20 GMT</pubDate><category>UK Politics</category></item><item><title>History of the euro</title><description>BBC News Online&apos;s guide to the history of the euro.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2450825.stm</link> <guid 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GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category></item><item><title>Head-to-head: The business view</title><description>Alan Wood, chief executive of Siemens UK, and Wetherspoon pub boss Tim Martin put the case for and against euro entry.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/3020113.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3020113.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2003 14:49:26 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category></item><item><title>Brown takes aim at housing market</title><description>How will Chancellor Gordon Brown&apos;s decision on the euro affect UK savers and homeowners?</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/2976326.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2976326.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2003 09:49:32 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category></item><item><title>Should Britain join the euro?</title><description>Do you think the UK should take the plunge and join the single currency - or keep the pound?</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/talking_point/2968540.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/2968540.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2003 15:24:17 GMT</pubDate><category>Have Your Say</category></item><item><title>Notes and coins guide</title><description>Notes and coins guide</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/nol/shared/spl/hi/business/03/euro_cash/currency/html/default.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/business/03/euro_cash/currency/html/default.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2003 16:08:33 GMT</pubDate><category>UK Politics</category></item><item><title>Proposals for EU&apos;s future</title><description>A guide to the EU draft constitution, explaining what it says, and why people are arguing about it.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/2950276.stm</link> <guid 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and Europe</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/hi/english/static/in_depth/uk/2001/uk_and_europe/default.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/uk/2001/uk_and_europe/default.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2003 16:05:39 GMT</pubDate><category>UK Politics</category></item><item><title>Euro reaction: Key quotes</title><description>Reaction from the key campaigners to Chancellor Gordon Brown&apos;s &apos;not yet&apos; verdict on British euro entry.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2976494.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2976494.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2003 18:50:33 GMT</pubDate><category>UK Politics</category></item><item><title>Papers plough through statement</title><description>For the Treasury groupie, the column inches devoted to Monday&apos;s Commons statement on the euro will be a delight.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/2977228.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2977228.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2003 05:39:30 GMT</pubDate><category>UK</category></item><item><title>EU leaders praise Brown</title><description>France&apos;s President Chirac and Germany&apos;s Chancellor Schroeder give a positive response to the UK euro delay.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/2979080.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2979080.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2003 15:41:10 GMT</pubDate><category>Europe</category></item><item><title>European press review</title><description>European papers comment on a number of EU-related issues, including the British Government postponing its euro decision.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/2977204.stm</link> <guid 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GMT</pubDate><category>UK Politics</category></item><item><title>The UK and referendums</title><description>Clement Attlee said referendums were alien to British traditions but the concept has fairly deep roots in UK politics.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/1714318.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1714318.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2002 16:06:21 GMT</pubDate><category>UK Politics</category></item><item><title>How Europe splits the Tories</title><description>They were once the self-styled party of Europe but just look at the Conservatives now, writes political correspondent Nyta Mann.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/1701003.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1701003.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2002 12:38:27 GMT</pubDate><category>UK Politics</category></item><item><title>Euro news conference key points</title><description>Key points from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown&apos;s news conference launching a pro-European campaign.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2977544.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2977544.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2003 10:23:20 GMT</pubDate><category>UK Politics</category></item><item><title>Labour&apos;s long Euro-conversion</title><description>The schism over Europe that helped keep Labour out of power for years is now broadly resolved.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/1701014.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1701014.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2002 12:39:11 GMT</pubDate><category>UK Politics</category></item><item><title>Euro studies send pound lower</title><description>Sterling loses ground after a report seems to suggest the pound must weaken substantially before Britain can adopt the euro.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/2974630.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2974630.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2003 17:11:08 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category></item><item><title>Euro hits all-time high</title><description>Europe&apos;s single currency reaches record levels, and is expected to continue to rise further.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/2939566.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2939566.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2003 20:42:36 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category></item><item><title>Ireland to top expensive list</title><description>The Irish Republic is expected to become the most expensive country in the eurozone later this year.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/3050585.stm</link> <guid 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GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category></item><item><title>This soap opera will run and run</title><description>The BBC&apos;s Nick Assinder assesses the relationship between Tony Blair and his chancellor.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2977500.stm</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2977500.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2003 12:37:35 GMT</pubDate><category>UK Politics</category></item></channel></rss>
