Alistair Macdonald

British Politics and Economy Correspondent, Wall Street Journal

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British politics and economy correspondent for the Wall Street Journal

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"The government is collapsing before the country's eyes." Those are the words of Britain's Conservative Party leader David Cameron, taunting Prime Minister Gordon Brown in Parliament.

British Government Scandals on the Eve of an Election

"The government is collapsing before the country's eyes." Those are the words of Britain's Conservative Party leader David Cameron, taunting Prime Minister Gordon Brown in Parliament.

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