More spinn'd against than spinning? : public opinion, political communication, and Britain's involvement in the 2003 invasion of Iraq

When Tony Blair took Britain to war in Iraq in 2003, he overruled vociferous opposition from both the wider public and members of his own governing party. Public opinion was exercised by the issue on a vast scale. Over one million marched in London against the war. Opinion polls uniformly showed maj...

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Main Author: Strong, James
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.571077