To what extent have Prime Ministers become more powerful in recent years? (40 marks) The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the head of government and so exercises many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign‚ who is head of state. According to custom‚ the Prime Minister and the Cabinet‚ which he or she heads‚ are accountable for their actions to Parliament‚ of which they are members by modern convention. Within the current government
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debate as to whether the Prime Minister is actually a President. Tony Blair’s decision to go to war in Iraq is one of biggest examples in recent history of this theory as he did it because he thought it was right. However‚ some still say that the Cabinet is where the true power lies. One example of the growing tendency of the UK Prime Minister’s to be more ‘Presidential’ is how the growth of spatial leadership has become more prevalent in recent years. Prime Ministers now tend to distance themselves
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A Prime Minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. The Prime Minister of any government has different powers and limitations when it comes to governing any body of people. In both Barbados and Britain‚ the Prime Minister who governs their society has specific powers and limitations by which they abide. Sometimes these powers and limitations may or may not lead to Prime Ministerial Government. In the Caribbean‚ the prime minister
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text in which you discuss why Margaret Thatcher’s legacy invites such divergent opinions and reactions in the United Kingdom. Why was Margaret Thatcher hated and loved? Last year a piece of British history disappeared‚ as Great Brittan’s first female Prime Minister‚ Margaret Thatcher passed away. Her death was met with mixed emotions among the British people. While current Prime Minister David Cameroon insists Thatcher was “a Great Briton” ‚ pop singer Morrissey from the band The Smiths disagrees
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‘Margaret Thatcher’s achievements as Prime Minister in the years 1979-1990 were limited.’ Assess the validity of the statement. Margaret Thatcher’s political career has been one of the most remarkable of modern times she served as British Prime Minister for more than eleven years (1979-90)‚ a record unmatched in the twentieth century. During her term of office she reshaped almost every aspect of British politics‚ reviving the economy‚ reforming outdated institutions‚ and reinvigorating the
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The death of Britain’s most debated Prime Minister made people think back at what she left behind. Margaret Thatcher’s legacy can be featured in several different ways‚ however‚ it all boils down to one question; why does she provoke such divergent opinions in the United Kingdom? Margaret was born in England‚ October 12‚ 1925. Growing up‚ she was surrounded by politics because her dad was the Mayor in the town they lived in. She studied chemistry at Oxford University‚ where she also became president
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Identify & Explain factors which influence the degree of power a Prime Minister has. Include examples of Blair‚ Brown and Cameron. The role of Prime Minister has been constantly evolving over the years‚ and it can be argued that the degree of power he/she wields changes with it. For example‚ during the late 17th century‚ a Chief Minister existed as a special advisor to the monarch. However by the late 19th century‚ the Prime Minister is the leader of the largest party of House of Commons and enjoys
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assignment‚ I will clearly analyse the concept of prime ministerial versus cabinet government. I will talk about the role of the prime minster and the cabinet and assess the prime ministerial power versus the cabinet. All sources of information will be referenced. The cabinet is the executive committee of the government and all its members are appointed by the Prime Minister and it is chaired‚ answerable to and accountable to the prime minister (Wilson 2003). The cabinet is formed to decide on
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if I were the Prime Minister of India‚ what would I do to make India a super power by 2020? “where the mind is without fear and the head is held high...Into that heaven of freedom‚ my father‚ let my country awake". Tagore and so many other leaders of our country envisioned an India far better than what we have made it today. Easy though it may be for us to blame it on the ’corrupt political leaders’ or the ‘useless government’‚ the truth lies in the fact that they are also one of us. we have
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In the name of Allah Script of Speech Contest What would I do if I were prime minister of Thailand? Good morning (afternoon)‚ Respected Judges‚ ladies and gentlemen As you all know‚ nowadays‚ we are in the situation that the Government is waving intellectual people aside. Moreover‚ our honorable politicians are always squabbling in the parliament. Also‚ we are up against the conventional thinking and partisanship that cause our country apart. These are bad for country. These are the challenges
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