in the prime political positions such as the president or the prime minister are still a rare sight. For example when Angela Merkel became the first female Chancellor of Germany in 2005 it was regarded as a milestone in German politics; and the USA‚ the country of freedom and sophistication has yet to experience a female president. One of the exceptions in this context is the UK. Not because of the UK itself but because of Margaret Thatcher. She took office as the first female Prime Minister of the
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therefore having to form a coalition with the Liberal Democrats. One argument for is that the cabinet includes more than one political party‚ this means that the Prime Minister has to confer‚ with other MP’s and with the other party in the coalition‚ on all matters. This limits the patronage and decision-making power of the Prime Minister‚ and that he/ she has to share their power with another party‚ in order to come to a decision that both parties are happy with. An example of this was when the Conservatives
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modern Prime Minister has given his or her name to a particular constellation of policies and values. However it needs to be used with care. The wrong definition is ’whatever Margaret Thatcher herself at any time did or said ’. The right definition involves a mixture of free markets‚ financial discipline‚ firm control over public expenditure‚ tax cuts‚ nationalism‚ ’Victorian values ’ (of the Samuel Smiles self-help variety)‚ privatization and a dash of populism.” Thatcher became the Prime Minister
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your live‚ you should have some important qualities in your character. In the world there are many successful persons in different area. For example‚ Margaret Thatcher was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.She was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office. Margaret Thatcher was hard-working person‚ who very want to achieve her aim in life. No doubt‚ that in her character was qualities as determination
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The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 For the first time in almost 900 years‚ judicial independence is now officially enshrined in law. The key changes brought in by the act include: * A duty on government ministers to uphold the independence of the judiciary‚ barring them from trying to influence judicial decisions through any special access to judges * Reform of the post of Lord Chancellor‚ transferring his judicial functions to the President of the Courts of England and Wales – a new title
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than an excuse to reward crony BJ Nottage for his party-switching antics. Prime Minister Perry Christie last evening announced several adjustments to his cabinet in addition to giving a ministerial position to Senator BJ Nottage. Dr Nottage‚ the former leader of the Coalition for Democratic Reform‚ rejoined the Progressive Liberal Party at the PLP convention last year. He will now replace Senator Dr Marcus Bethel as Minister of Health with the added responsibility of National Insurance. "This is
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Gandhiji’s martyrdom on January 30‚ 1948 this day was declared as the Martyrs’ Day. Since then every year the Nation pays homage to the Mahatma and other martyrs on this day. On Martyr’s Day‚ the President‚ the Vice President‚ the Prime Minister‚ the Defence Minister‚ and the three service Chiefs gather at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat and lay wreaths on the Samadhi decorated with multi-colour flowers. The armed forces personnel blow the bugles sounding the Last Post. The inter-services
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Winston Churchill helped change the world for the better when he was appointed prime minister of Great Britain in 1940. His cooperation with the United States would eventually lead to the end of World War II and further attempts at keeping peace in a post-war world. Before he was appointed prime minister‚ Churchill had made important gains domestically as well. He passed legislation that improved the lives of many of Great Britain’s citizens. He took tremendous pride in his country and would
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think-tank of Union Government of India that replaces Planning Commission of India and aims to involve the states in economic policy-making in India. It will be providing strategic and technical advice to the central and the state governments. Prime Minister of India heads the Aayog as its chairperson.[1] Union Government of India had announced formation of NITI Aayog on 1 January 2015.[1][2] There are couples of things to be considered here. In Hindi‚ NITI (Hindi: नीति) means Policy‚And Ayog(Hindi:
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Politics Homework To what extent does the Prime Minister dominate the political system in the UK? (40 marks) In recent years there has been an increasing debate over whether the executive‚ and within that the Prime Minister‚ dominates the political system due to the increasingly so-called ‘presidential style’ of leadership‚ as can be seen with the development of TV debates between party leaders‚ mirrored very much on the US debates. The Prime Minister can be seen to dominate due to ‘spatial leadership’
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