parliament. On the other hand most politicians want to be successful. and this much easier if you follow the party line. The use of the whip system means that if there is a whip to the 1st degree then the Prime Minister expects you to vote the same way as him. If you do not‚ this may jeopardize your chances of getting up the opportunity ladder‚ as you are against the decision of the elected party leader. Another advantage of representative democracy is that the elected MP for a specific area will be
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Iron Lady”. The role that Thatcher played on British politics was profound and the impact can still be seen today. She was the first woman prime minister‚ the longest continuously serving prime minister and was the first prime minister to lead her party to three consecutive general election victories. Throughout her political career she showed determination
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frequently directs attacks right into the faces of all of his readers‚ whether liberal or conservative. His stance is not only completely biased‚ but it is offensive to the liberal audience. Thomas’ piece is composed of stabs at liberals for ruining the economy‚ letting the government get out of control‚ and completely desensitizing our country to the idea of the American dream. I firmly believe that political parties have nothing to do with the demise of our economy. First off‚ Cal Thomas frequently
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significant women in political history. She was born in 1925 and throughout her school and college career she was always interested in politics and would often take the role of a leader‚ for example being elected as President of Oxford University Conservative Association. She was put in the general election several times but was often defeated. It wasn’t until 1959 where she made it to be an MP. In 1970 she then became the Secretary of State for Education and Science where she made changes to education
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why the Conservative Party won the General Election of 1959 – (12 marks) WW2 made a huge dent in Britain’s economic capability in terms of international trade and the fact that half of our factories had been converted to build military equipment. Not long before the General Election the economy had begun to pick up. At the time Labour was a significantly divided party with the Gaitskillites and the Bevanites meaning some support of voters was lost through lack of assurance that the party would lead
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Assess the view that Thatcher’s electoral success was a result of the weakness of the Labour Party Intro Para 1 – Labour Weakness 1st election – 1979 * Failed to manage economy and control unions * Winter of discontent 2nd election – 1983 * Poor defence policy * Disunity * No longer the ‘party of the working class’ * Unelectable face – leader/policies/general demeanour * Moved further left but electorate moved RIGHT 3rd election – 1987 * Labour still unpopular
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allowed the general public to think for themselves during the British General election‚ mainly focusing on the ‘Alternative General Election’ which was aired on the same night as the Election‚ on Channel 4 and on the political advertising used for each party and the ways in which the media use emotion to sway the general public. Television is a very powerful media form‚ as “more than 90% of the UK TV homes already have digital” (The Guardian Online 2010) shows that we are relatively dependant on having
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right are a group of Conservatives where views diverge from those of traditional conservatives. New right came famous under the rule of Margaret Thatcher who was Prime Minister from 1979-1990 and they are known for having very right-winged policies. To me‚ David Cameron is a New Right leader and in this essay there will be reasons on why I personally believe that David Cameron is actually a New Right leader The Conservative Party has always been Eurosceptic‚ most conservatives (not all of the members
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people’ than with their party. In conjunction with this‚ personalised election campaigns are becoming more common during General Elections. More and more focus is heaped upon the party leaders (for example‚ David Cameron versus Gordon Brown rather than the Conservatives versus Labour) and they become a sort of brand image. Closely related to this is the fact that Prime Ministers are now claiming personal mandates on their own personal election success rather than a party mandate. However‚ Cabinets
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Disraeli’s main objective was to discredit his opponents and in doing so bolster his own reputation. In contradictions‚ sources 7 supports the idea that he was instead motivated by a desire to educate and benefit his party and the working classes. Regarding household suffrage‚ and the conservative victory in the 1874 electing‚ Source 8 comments that Disraeli “encouraged” the idea that this had been his objective “all along”‚ strongly implying that in the aftermath of success he was scrabbling to take credit
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