To what extent is the Conservative Party under David Cameron still a ’New Right’ party? David Cameron took over as Conservative Party leader in 2005. Due to his privileged background‚ upbringing and education many see him as the stereotypical Tory politician‚ supportive of those with money‚ out of touch with the problems faced by the working classes and stuck in the traditional values of a bygone age. We have seen since he became Prime Minister however that he is far more liberal than many of his
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‘Conservatives support Pragmatism over principle’ Discuss. Pragmatism essentially believes in a more practical behavior or form of policy‚ as opposed to an ideological principle. Conservatives traditionally favour pragmatism because it emphasizes the impact of applied ideas that have been tested over time- highlighting the importance of tradition (one major traditional conservative value. One-nation conservatives agree with the foundations of pragmatic ideas. Whereas the New Right was heavily
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deprivations suffered by these groups make it harder for them to escape from poverty. The paper briefly looks at policy interventions in the context of poverty reduction as also attempts by communities to demand accountability and transparency in government spending in the name of the poor. It concludes with
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for the economy to get better‚ the government should not expand any more than it had to and that the people should take care of their own problems with the help of only volunteers and such‚ which was a very conservative stance. On the other hand‚ Roosevelt did everything he could to help as many people as possible and was open to new ideas that led him to do things that no other president had tried to do before. To a full extent‚ Hoover was a strict conservative president and Roosevelt was a liberal
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Which of Russia’s rulers from 1855-1964 was the most successful in serving the interests of the Russian people best? Throughout the period 1856-1964 there was much continuity in the needs of the Russian people. The world around Russia was constantly developing‚ and Russia was increasingly falling behind. The Russian people needed a strong and stable leader that would address all of the needs of the Russian people‚ including political‚ social and economic issues. Not all of the issues were being addressed
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In this essay I am going to look at the changes to education legislation from 1944 to the present day. I will look at how these changes have reflected government educational policies and to what effect. Firstly I will look at the ‘Butler Act’‚ war time 1944. The education act 1944 was called the ‘Butler Act’ after the conservative politician‚ R.A.Butler. The 1944 ‘Butler Act’ was undoubtedly a significant milestone in terms of the history of education Britain. It became increasingly clear
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What problems did the Provisional Government face? After the February Revolution which saw the fall of the Tsar‚ a Provisional Government was set up. Formed from the Duma or representative assembly‚ which had existed under the Tsar‚ the new government was a weak and unstable grouping of politicians trying desperately to gain some control over events. Led initially by Prince Lvov and after July 1917 by Kerensky‚ the Provisional Government faced the same problems as the Tsar and was unable to offer
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the set of rules that govern how a government can exercise public power. A constitution identifies who or what institutions should exercise power and how they should do it. The government is usually the most powerful coercive force within a country‚ so the rules about how a government should exercise power are very important.” (Palmer‚ 2012) New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy and it has a Westminster system of Government that is modelled after the government of the United Kingdom. This establishes
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The Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1991 were both put into place to protect the rights of individuals who are subjected to unfair treatment. The protection granted by these laws were from the basis of race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex or national origin. This particular law was considered a great achievement by legislature in regards to civil rights‚ however‚ individuals were still being retaliated against for initiating a law suits‚ thus the Civil Right Act of 1991 had to be implemented. The termination
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SCI/275 Environmental Science Letters to the Editor (Conservationist) Dear Editor: As is evidenced in recent world news and events‚ taking steps to energy independence is paramount to the continued survival of the United States as a Nation. Growing increasingly dependent on the natural resources in other parts of the world further compounds the possibility for this independence. As a conservationist‚ it is my belief that we as a country can begin to develop the means required to carefully
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