away from the traditional Victorian ideals. . It was a period that had many changes in political beliefs regarding the role of government and also a period of economic change. The Reform Bill of 1832 that was written by Lord Palmerston‚ the prime minister‚ had achieved a prestige that allowed the bill to be known as “…near-perfect a constitution as humanly possible…” that it was able to discourage any meddling with the English political system until the reform act of 1867. It wasn’t until 1865
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2 Review of Literature 3 Processing of Findings 6 Conclusion 9 Bibliography 10 Appendix 11 Plagiarism Report 12 Introduction Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of Britain in 1979. The Iron Lady was not only one of Britain’s most controversial prime ministers but also left an impression on Great Britain with the massive privatisation of public transport and social housing that she put in place. She was also well known for Great Britain’s victory in
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result of perhaps the most distinctive Conservative policy of these years‚ home ownership rose from some 30 per cent to nearly 50 per cent‚ as the famous pledge given in 1950 to build 300‚ 000 new homes a year was redeemed by Macmillan as Housing Minister after 1951 – giving substance to the great Tory ideal of a property-owning democracy popularised by Anthony Eden after the war‚ as did the increase in personal savings from under £200 million to nearly £2‚ 000 million. Welfarism was also a policy
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would like to highlight something about the origin of the quoted line "Justice delayed is justice denied." This line was written by William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898). He was one of the greatest of English Politicians and also former British Prime Minister. The 15th August 1947 is a red-letter day to the Indians. India got freedom on this day at midnight. The last ship carrying British soldiers left India for England. Struggle for independence was thus over on this day. But‚ to speak the truth
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head off as you watch the boys do the most hilarious things as Niall singing in the shower‚ the boys hugging British Prime Minister David Cameron‚ dancing hilariously and clowns around in the video. The music video for "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" was shot in Ghana‚ Tokyo‚ London‚ New York City and at 10 Downing Street‚ and features a cameo from British Prime Minister‚ David Cameron. The music video was filmed while the boys were on tour. Niall Horan‚ Zayn Malik‚ Liam Payne‚ Louis Tomlinson
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Assess the strengths of representative democracy as it operates in the UK. (25) Representative democracy in the UK is elected MPs‚ Peers‚ parties and pressure groups effectively mobilising the views in the best interests of the country. A representative democracy is arguably government Representative democracy in the UK is elected MPs‚ Peers‚ parties and pressure groups effectively mobilising the views in the best interests of the country. A representative democracy is arguably government for the
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How far was the government to blame for the general strike of 1926? The general strike took place in 1926; It had lasted 9 days from 4 May 1926 to 13 May 1926. It was called by the general council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in an unsuccessful attempt to force the British government to act to prevent wage reduction and worsening conditions for coal miners. There are many reasons for the causes of the General strike including; the government‚ the TUC; Coal mines and the return of the gold
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The office of Prime Minister‚ which walpole had created‚ was not understood by the politicians of the time. Indeed‚ the concept of a “sole” or “overgrown” minister was thoroughly disliked and was indignantly repudiated by those in power. The “outs”‚ those who were unimportant‚ came to resent the PM but nevertheless‚ such position was proving to be essential for the administration of government. The new administration formed in 1742 consisted of Walpole’s followers with the addition of some new Whigs
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Terrorism Analysis Centre‚ which was created in 2003‚ is the UK’s independent body for assessing terrorist activity at home and abroad and is made up of counter-terrorism experts from the police and other government department and agencies. Prime Minister David Cameron believes that new legislation would allow for easier protection by taking passports from people abroad to fight. Mr. Cameron also said‚ in a Downing Street press conference on Friday‚ that Islamic State (IS) extremists represented
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To what extent are Labour and Conservative Democratic organisations? The definition of democracy is the control of an organisation or group by the majority of its members. By this definition Labour and Conservative are both democratic organisations because they have elements of policy formulation and MP election processes which are very democratic in nature as they involve a wide range of people within the party. However there are also undemocratic features about both these organisations such as
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