majority. The three main parties were the Conservatives‚ whose party leader was and still is David Cameron‚ Labour‚ whose party leader was Gordon Brown and the Liberal Democrats‚ whose party leader was and still is Nick Clegg. The party with the highest share of seats were the Conservatives‚ who achieved 307 seats out of a possible 650. The party with the next highest share was Labour who achieved 258 seats‚ and although opinion polls such as Ipsos MORI and YouGov predicted a much higher share
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have known’. ‘It is the presidential system he sees emerging under Mr Blair (the fault of over-large majorities‚ the prime minister’s character and his well documented disdain for parliament) which he loathes’. Guardian article on veteran maverick Labour MP‚ Tam Dalyell‚ 29/03/05. Ever since he swept to power in 1997‚ Tony Blair’s unique dominance over his party and indeed‚ the UK’s political scene‚ has attracted comparisons with a ‘presidential’ figure. Inevitably‚ the president most often cited
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are employed by the organisation currently? • How can the organisation meet any shortfall in requirements from internal sources? • How can the organisation meet the shortfall from external sources? • What changes are taking place in the external labour market which might affect the supply of human resources? 4. In responding to these questions‚ HRP is essentially concerned with four major
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Assess the effectiveness of Tony Blair as a domestic policy maker. We have got ‘New Labour’ now‚ but to what extent have we really got ‘New Britain’? It could be argued that Tony Blair’s New Labour movement was successful due to his expertise in policy making. Blair‚ Labour leader from 1994 – 2007‚ made large reforms in domestic policy‚ concerning social‚ economic and constitutional factors. Whether this effective policy-making actually produced a ‘New Britain’‚ is a debatable subject. After the
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These four pieces of legislation created a welfare state which brought about a major change for people in Britain. After the war it was more noticeable how many people were poor and deprived in Britain. William Beveridge who was a liberal politician identified five issues that needed to be tackled to make Britain better. To achieve this Beveridge proposed the introduction of the welfare state. He came up with five giants that needed to be addressed to help poverty. The five giants were want‚ disease
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is why some parties can gain more seats than other parties even if they have fewer votes. In 2010 for Conservatives the average amount of votes needed for a seat was 34‚979 for Labour it was 33‚370 and for the Liberal Democrats on average on seat was worth 119‚944 votes. This means that a vote for the Conservative or Labour party is worth more than a vote for The Liberal Democrats meaning that the votes are not of equal value. There are many alternative systems available which allows smaller parties
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he also annoyed the working class. He failed to recognise that taking no action of the ’Taff Vale’ incident was an unpopular move. The railway workers on the Taff Vale railway went on strike in 1901. The management replaced them with National free labour association workers and then
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Parliament only when subject to the constitution. The section includes important heads of power such as the interstate trade and commerce power‚ the corporations power and the external affairs power. This essay will explore the impact of s 51(xxxv) on labour law by analysing various cases and articles from the reading material‚ in relation to the historical origins of s 51(35) and the arbitration system‚ the use of the power and the turning point in its use. HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF S 51(XXXV) & THE ARBITRATION
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minimum wage were lower‚ so the argument goes‚ employers would be able to offer jobs. But the rise in the minimum wage has pushed the price of labour to a point where they simply cannot take the risk. This may be true. Equally‚ it may not be true. The fact is that no one really
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biggest business chambers have sent a rare joint letter to the government expressing their concerns about this issue. They claimed that this policy may hurt the economic environment in Hong Kong since their labor costs will further increase (increase in labour cost due to the need to employ more workers to compensate for the reduction in working hours per worker. This might involve an increase in wages‚ administration cost‚ cost of training etc. Additional cost and resources needed *“Lau Chin-ho‚ a deputy
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