It ain’t over
MOST of Tony Blair's ministers were only too grateful to put electioneering behind them and sink happily into the comforts of government offices. But for Donald Dewar, the Scottish secretary, and Ron Davies, the Welsh secretary, the campaigning is far from over. They face a summer of tramping the streets persuading their countrymen to turn out and vote again this autumn, this time in referendums for devolution.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “It ain’t over”
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