Maharajah’s Feast The time is set around the 1940s when Britain’s military and government occupied India. Dr. Indiana Jones‚ Willie and Shorty were guests of the Prime Minister at the Maharajah’s feast in the Pankot Palace. Pankot Palace‚ a beautiful‚ elaborate retreat somewhere in remote India. We enter the dining hall where the room is smoke filled and hazy from dozens of candles and incense burning. High ceilings adorn sheer‚ brightly colored fabrics and crystal chandeliers
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Sophie Paiker 4/10/2014 Table of Contents Abstract p. 3 Prologue p. 3 Early Biography p. 4 First Rungs p. 5 Making it to the Shadow Cabinet p. 6 Rising to the Top I: Party Leader p. 6 Rising to the Top II: Prime Minister p. 7 Falklands War p. 9 Mrs. Thatcher and the IRA p. 10 Miners‘ Strike 1984-5 p. 11 Cold War: Mrs. Thatcher and the Soviet Union p. 13 Privatising Industry p. 15 Conclusion p. 16 Bibliography p. 17
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As with most prime ministers‚ lord Liverpool succeeded in some areas and had failures in others. His term in power can be spilt into two phases‚ his response to already existing problems which many characterise as repressive and the second his reforms which in the end had to come though to truly deal with some of Britons problems. The problems he faced were post war unrest‚ long term economic and social problems‚ radical threat and political reform. Lord Liverpool himself seems like a good candidate
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Introduction: Kevin Michael Rudd was Australia’s 26th Prime Minister who held office for two and a half years. Kevin Rudd became Prime Minister in 2007. He is the first former Prime Minister to return to the office since Robert Menzies in 1949‚ and only the second Labor Prime Minister to do so. Kevin Rudd is one of the most significant Australian Prime Ministers of his time. Kevin Rudd made many contributions to Australia’s post-war development after WWll some of the contributions include Environmental
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Both men‚ who served as Prime Ministers‚ reformed many institutions with many of them effecting the working class like education (bringing up the working class)‚ trade union (helping the working class fight for work wrights)‚ public health (living conditions affecting the working class) and licensing (the way many working class people passed the time)‚ along with the electoral institution (workers being able to vote on the matters which the work upon‚ such as factory conditions and education). Many
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years as prime minister she was often unpopular‚ hugely criticised and many saw her as being the destroyer of the livelihoods of millions of workers. However‚ Thatcher was still admired for her uncompromising character and her cast iron will which helped change the face of Britain‚ hence her nickname “The 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
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represent British Prime Ministers and American Presidents who has in different ways‚ put something into the use and definition of the term “ the special relationship”. However it has been claimed by critics that it is not a relationship consisting of equal partners. Looking at different historical events‚ such as World War II‚ the Suez Crisis‚ the Cold War‚ and in particular the Iraq War‚ the term the special relationship will be put up to the test. During WWII Prime Minister Churchill understood
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by the House of Lords and ratification by the monarch before they carry the force of law. The powers of the upper House have been severely circumscribed in the twentieth century. It can now delay legislation but not permanently reject it. Few ministers of
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the term ‘Big Society’‚ which was introduced as a central motive for the Conservative Party election manifesto in 2010 and again is highlighted as a central policy initiative for the coalition government. David Cameron states in his and the deputy Prime Minister’s speech at the Big Society launch that ‘it’s going to be the voluntary sector‚ social enterprises (no longer to be called ‘the third sector’‚ from now on: that phrase is to be abolished). The office of the voluntary sector and social enterprise
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13th and current Prime minister of the country. But in the past one year he has been heavily criticized and he has ended up facing a lot of flack from the opposition as well as the citizens of the country. But is this enough to say that he is a weak PM? No I don’t think so‚ while criticizing him we all are forgetting the good work he has done for our country. What a lot of us don’t know is that before becoming the prime minister of the country Manmohan Singh was the finance minister of our country
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