eralWhy did the Liberals introduce reforms? There are many reasons why the Liberals introduced reforms. My first and in my opinion‚ most important reason why the Liberals introduced reforms was the politically motivated‚ political rivalries. Winston Churchill’s former party the Conservatives had already brought in some reforms‚ which showed the first signals for the Liberals to do so too. However‚ it was the newly formed Labour party which were the big competitors for the Liberals. They begun
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How Successful were the Reforms of the Post War Labour Government 1945-51 in Solving the Social Problem that Faced Britain? By Nicole Anderson In May 1945‚ the coalition government that had steered Britain through the perilous days of the Second World War was finished. It was replaced by the Labour party who had the challenging task of rebuilding the country after the losses of the Second World War. The Labour government of 1945 made the first drastic steps towards the welfare state. William Beveridge
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1. What is the name of the first inhabitants of the British Isles? The Iberians or Megalithic men arrived from the region of the Mediterranean and inhabited the island between 3000 and 2000 BC 2. What part of Europe Off the north-west coast of continental Europe 3. When was the battle at Hastings? 14 October 1066 4. What is the current UK population? More than 62 millions. 5. Longest river in the UK Severn (220 miles). Flows to the South. 6. Name the longest river in the British
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to be deposited as fixed deposit in the name of the candidate. This scheme could not be continued successfully. It was estimated that more than 70% of the units became sick and subsequently closed down. 3. Hon’ble Prime Minister of India‚ announced a new scheme the Prime Ministers’ Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) on 15th August‚ 1993
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The Author Sanjaya Baru was the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s media adviser for four years from 2004 till 2008 and the above mentioned period which is covered in the selected book . It is significant as it is all about the inner view into the Dr Manmohan Singh being the prime minister of India and his unique character generally difficult to know from outside with the tiny details and observation. The author being a journalist by profession and editor for the financial columns in leading economic
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DEMOGRAPHICS OF UNITED KINGDOM: It is the third-largest in the European Union (behind Germany and France) and the 22nd-largest in the world. Population: The estimated population of the United Kingdom in the 2011 census was 63.182 million of whom • 31.029m were men & • 32.153m women. Population Density: Its overall population density is one of the highest in the world at 256 people per square kilometer‚ due to the particularly high population density in England. Literacy Rate: The United Kingdom’s
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for being the controversial figure at the centre of the dismissal of the Labor government of Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975‚ an event which sparked the most significant constitutional crisis in Australian history. On that day Kerr dismissed Prime Minister Whitlam and appointed Malcolm Fraser to form a caretaker government‚ pending elections. The dismissal was the most dramatic event in the history of Australian federal politics. For the first time since Federation‚ the unelected representative
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11-06-2013 UNITED KINGDOM The United Kingdom is the sixth largest economy in the world‚ and the third largest in Europe after Germany and France. London is the world’s second largest financial center after New York. The most important industries of the economy of Great Britain are the aerospace industry and the pharmaceutical industry. This economy is boosted by its oil and gas reserves. The currency of the UK is the pound sterling‚ which is also
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The United Kingdom is a unitary democracy governed within the framework of a constitutional monarchy‚ in which the Monarch is the head of state and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by Her Majesty’s Government‚ on behalf of and by the consent of the Monarch‚ as well as by the devolved Governments of Scotland and Wales‚ and the Northern Ireland Executive. Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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served as its first Prime Minister. He was regularly re-elected from 1959 until he stepped down in 1990. Lee Kuan Yew was educated in England‚ and under his guidance Singapore became a financial and industrial powerhouse despite a lack of abundant natural resources. Lee ruled with ultimate authority‚ and his zeal for law and order was legendary. In 1990‚ he stepped down (though he remained in the cabinet as Senior Minister and now Minister Mentor) and was succeeded as Prime Minister by Goh Chok Tong
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