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    changes in political situations and public opinions‚ leading to the inception and termination of various political parties. These parties came and went‚ but at any single moment in time‚ America’s government was controlled by one party‚ with a second vying for power. One such party was born out of the controversy over the adoption of the proposed Federal Constitution - the Federalist Party. It dominated congress and‚ therefore‚ America for approximately twenty-five years until it disintegrated and its

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    As well as national security‚ the Government was also concerned over the national efficiency of the country. The new Labour party competed with the Liberals and promised the country social reforms‚ and in order for the Liberal Government to stay in power they had to offer similar reforms in order not to lose votes. Although‚ the simple change of attitudes within the Liberal party promoted the idea of municipal socialism and ultimately brought about reform. Lastly‚ the result of poverty in

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    Socialism is no longer part of the New Labour ideology Introduction Neil Kinnock started the New Labour movement in an attempt to modernise the Labour Party and become more electorally popular after their crushing defeat to the Conservatives in the 1983 general election. The New Labour movement only received proper acknowledgement under Tony Blair. As part of the New Labour movement - ’The Project’ - ’Tony the Tory’ moved the party closer to the centre of the political spectrum than it had

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    education policy The terms of the debate on education policy used to be presented as Labour championing equal opportunity while the Conservatives were defenders of priviledge for the minority. Labour attacked the gramar schools on the grounds that the children who failed the 11-plus were "written off." Labour also attacked independent schools - even proposing to outlaw them in their 1983 election manifesto. Given that Labour no longer propose to ban independent schools how do they now believe that equality

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    Independent Evaluation report: Mid term Evaluation: ILO Combating Forced Labour and Trafficking of Indonesian Migrant Workers (INS/06/M10/NOR) NORAD COLLECTED REVIEWS 10/2008 Donna Leigh Holden‚ Independent Evaluator Commissioned by the Royal Norwegian Embassy‚ Jakarta Norad collected reviews The report is presented in a series‚ compiled by Norad to disseminate and share analyses of development cooperation. The views and interpretations are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent

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    The compromises that had to be made makes this question even more interesting” –Discuss First past the post (FPTP)‚ often referred to as winner-takes-all‚ is the voting system in Britain which works on a one vote per person basis. FPTP allows each party to nominate one candidate for each constituency and then each area is able to vote to pick their MP for their area. This creates a strong‚ unique relationship between the MP and their constituency. FPTP refers to an election won by the person with

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    ‘The record of Labour governments in the years 1964 and 1979 was one of continuous failure.’ Asses the validity of this view. (45 marks) The Labour governments throughout the years 1964 and 1979 can be considered a period of continuous failure. 1964‚ Harold Wilson came into power riding a wave of expectation and idealism‚ fuelled by the ‘the white heat’ of technological change. By 1970 however‚ Labour was in some difficulty and resulted in its time in power to slowly

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    argue that the FPTP system is under-representative towards minor parties and votes are then typically ‘wasted’. However those who are in favour of the FPTP system point out that it leads to a strong government‚ a clear outcome and keeps extremist at bay. Proportional representation is a institution of different electoral systems that produces a government based on the votes of the electorate and is proportion to the seats that the party receives. This system is different to the current Westminster formula

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    fortune that the Conservative Party were returned to office in May 1955.” Discuss. In the May 1955 General Election‚ the Conservatives won 344 seats‚ winning with an overall majority of 58; with Labour winning 277 and 3.9% of votes were for Liberal and Others. It can be argued that the Conservatives were returned to office in 1955 due sheer good fortune. However‚ we must explore the other options as to why the Tory party won‚ particularly how the Conservative party looked against the opposition

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    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 is the American one. This note seeks to analyse: the origin

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