pledge by the Liberal Democrats‚ which was used as a compromise between the conservatives and liberal democrats before forming the coalition government. The outcome of this referendum was a no by 67.9% to 32.1% voting yes. This means that political parties may promise a referendum if they are elected. If they go on to win the election‚ they deliver on this promise of a referendum. Another reason why referendums are held in the UK is constitutional change and being able to make the change legitimate
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late 19th century‚ the Prime Minister is the leader of the largest party of House of Commons and enjoys greater political power‚ whereas the monarch acts as Head of State. It is logical to assume that a Prime Minister’s degree of power will be very dependent on the size of majority his party enjoys in the House of Commons. In the case of Blair‚ he enjoyed a very large one‚ with 63.4% of the seats filled by Labour MPs. Since the party won the right to govern‚ the Prime Minister carries all the elective
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political speech on terrorism at the Labour Party conference was published on “The Guardian” on the 2nd of October 2001. “The Guardian” is a British Internet newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. “The Guardian” identifies with center-left liberalism and its readership supports typically left in British politics. Tony Blair served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and was the Labour Party’s longest-serving Prime Minister. His and the Labour Party’s political affiliation
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‘Homes for Heroes’ Housing from 1919 - 1946 Module Code: SS2031N “What is our task? To make Britain a fit country for heroes to live in”. David Lloyd George ‚ Wolverhampton 1918 Homes for Heroes Housing from 1919 - 1946 The subject of this essay is Homes for Heroes‚ Housing from 1919 - 1946. The essay will start with the myth of Lloyd George’s homes for heroes statement. Following this we will move on and look at the history behind what made Lloyd George make his
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709) TOPIC LABOUR REFORMS IN BRAZIL AND CHILE (A COMPARATIVE STUDY) A PAPER SUBMITTED TO THE DEPT OF SOCIOLOGY BY GROUP 4 Adepoju Janet Oluwatosin 167455 Ayangbemi Olusola Temitope 166905 Dagunduro Adebukola Olufunke 167457 Ogunsemoyin Olubusayo B. 81014 LECTURER IN CHARGE: PROF. ONYEONORU P.I. OCTOBER‚ 2012 INTRODUCTION Labour laws is defined as the balance of power among government‚ employers‚ workers‚ and unions. The redrafting of a country’s labour laws typically
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In 1929 when the Labour party came to power‚ the government needed money as it was in debt and the Depression made it hard to borrow money. Therefore in order to cover spending the government made huge spending cuts but still could not pay the 1929 unemployment benefits without borrowing from USA. In 1931 the National Government was set up to try and reduce unemployment rates. The first short term measure taken to help restore confidence in Britain was cutting the pay of people who worked for the
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studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric. A Glass of Cold water By:Venus Balitoby This declamation piece is about a beautiful young girl who was busy preparing herself for a party. When her mother asked for a glass of water‚ she ignored her mother and went to a party. When she went back home‚ she saw her mother lying down the floor‚ dead. Regret always comes in the end. Everybody calls me young‚ beautiful‚ wonderful. Am I? Look at my hair‚ my lips‚ my red rosy cheeks
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Labour unions were created under the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt to protect workers during the Great Depression. At the time‚ many companies would give workers low paying jobs with longer hours‚ usually in unsafe conditions with poor treatment and few benefits. Unions were created to strengthen the say of employees and fight back against the practices of these companies through the Wagner Act of 1935‚ which allowed employees to create or join unions to collectively bargain with their
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To what extent has the formation of a coalition altered the relationship between Parliament and government? Since 1945‚ there has been a single party majority government. Before the coalition‚ the government could control parliament due to its large majority‚ however we’ve seen a recent change in the relationship between the executive and legislature. The main issues that arise would be from the small majority of just 76 in the Commons‚ the lack of support from backbench MPs and fact that Cameron
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Rain Carter and Demoyte (former headmaster). Bill Mor was a middle-aged History and Latin teacher at a public school. He was married to Nan and had two children‚ Donald and Felicity. Mor had political ambitions to stand as a candidate for the Labour party‚ although his wife was firmly opposed to any such ambitions. At a friends’ dinner he made the acquaintance of Rain Carter‚ a young artist who had arrived at the school to paint a portrait of Demoyte‚ the school’s former headmaster. Mor showed Rain
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