Applying US Critical Election Theories to the 97' UK General Election. Was the 1997 British General Election really a “watershed” moment in British politics? April 2008

Lou: That's really amazing. I've worked with people in AA, and they think that В«Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.В» Are you saying it's possible to cure alcoholics so that they can drink but not get drunk? They can go into a bar and have one drink and then walk away from it? Definitely. When I work with an alcoholic, three months later I'll go out to some bar with him and have a drink. I watch and listen closely for any of the behavioral shifts that used to be associated with the alcoholic state. That will test whether I've done an integrated piece of work. I want to find out if he can have a drink and have the same response to it that I have; namely, that it's just a drink. I'm going to find out if he can perform the behavior that previously was automatic and compulsive without being compelled to go on and have more. Alcohol is an anchor, and using that old anchor is a good test of my work. I don't mean to criticize AA, by the way. For decades AA was the only organization around that could assist alcoholics effectively ...»