Politics: Blair Prepares for Final Act ; with the New Year Upon Us, Political Editor

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Jonathan Walkertakes a look at what 2005 might hold in the world of politicsThe Americans do things in a big way. Big hamburgers, big buildings and big cars.

So it's no surprise that they go in for big, long, bloated election campaigns. And it was only a matter of time before the American approach was adopted over here.

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Politics: Blair Prepares for Final Act ; with the New Year Upon Us, Political Editor

The campaign for the next election has already begun. Instead of the few short weeks we are used to, this battle is set to last many months.

Still, politics is a murky and mucky business. Even the vaguest prediction about what the year ahea...

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