This political speech made by United Kingdom’s new prime minister David Cameron in May 2010 could be considered the beginning of a new era in the politics of the country because‚ for the first time after World War II‚ Britain would have a coalition government. David Cameron (born in London in 1966) was elected leader of the Conservative Party in December 2005. He has modernised his Party‚ the Conservatives‚ by introducing new ideas such as the environmental defence‚ gay rights and abortion
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aJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced plans to apply new economic policies-on turning around his country’s “dying” economy. Some of the problems are a weak consumer spending ‚ low growth‚deflation (Reduction of the general level of prices in an economy)‚ an ageing population and inactivity. Abe inspired a plan called "Abenomics‚" takes three different steps or to approach the debt. It will help to increase the economy through monetary (relating to money)‚ fiscal stimulus (An increase
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In the UK‚ the Prime Minister is now effectively a president and has gained more presidential powers because nowadays the prime minister performs most of the functions of a head of state. The media tends to concentrate on the prime minister as the personal spokesman for government now‚ as they also dominate foreign and military affairs‚ usually the functions of a president. The absence of a codified constitution means prime ministers can act their role as they feel suits them. It has been argued
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depending on developed countries like Australia to help them out. It is easy to ask why it has to be us‚ but why should it not be us? We have the ability to make a change‚ so why shouldn’t we? There is nothing wrong with making our beautiful country even better‚ but as we enjoy our amazing surroundings‚ it is worth thinking of the countries that our foreign aid goes to. Do their surroundings look anywhere as good as ours? It may seem like a big change sending the foreign aid on the up again but it doesn’t
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s speech to the allied delegates St. James’s Place‚ London‚ June 12‚ 1941 What tragedies‚ what horrors‚ what crimes has Hitler and all that Hitler stands for brought upon Europe and the world! The ruins of Warsaw‚ of Rotterdam‚ of Belgrade are monuments which will long recall to future generations the outrage of unopposed air bombing applied with calculated scientific cruelty to helpless populations. Here in London and throughout the cities of our island and in
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Lord Jim’s better half The reader encounters no sign of a woman role in the beginning and middle part of Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim. It is not until its last chapters that the reader can see a woman figure. Perhaps‚ the reason for late appearance of a woman in the novel is due to Conrad’s unique style of writing. The story begins with the narration of a third person‚ which later in the novel Marlow takes over. The narration of the story goes back and forth; it does not start at the beginning of
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‘The UK Prime Minister is the prisoner of the UK Parliament’ Discuss. Typically‚ when contemplating the word ‘prisoner’‚ one envisages someone kept under lock and key‚ detained in an institution and devoid of all freedom. However‚ the term ‘prisoner’ can be used in many different ways. To be a prisoner can simply imply having a lack of liberty and power‚ being kept in restraint against one’s own will. This more complex and subtle interpretation of the word ‘prisoner’ opens up the question of whether
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Post War Prime Ministers Essay Robert Gordon Menzies‚ born on the 20th of December‚ 1894 was Australia’s 12th and longest serving prime minister‚ his second term beginning from 1949 to 1966. During this time Menzies made significant contributions to Australia’s Post-War development such as increasing the standard of living and preventing the communist threat from reaching Australia. Menzies had a great effect on the standard of living in Australia and realized the “great Australian Dream” for
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Many people would like to believe that the president is the most powerful person in the world. However‚ the structure of America has put restraints on the president that a Prime Minister would not have. There are many differences between the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Canada. These differences include regulations‚ term of office‚ powers‚ and cultures. Throughout this paper you will learn that just being the leader of their country is about as similar as these two people
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In my essay I will discuss how “If the ministers matter so much‚ or the quality of the ministerial governments matters so much‚ why don’t we already have this government and this political infrastructure‚ which can govern us better and which New Zealand has‚ Norway has‚ the Netherlands has‚ Denmark has and a number of countries have? Why haven’t we built up a system of government which suits our needs‚ which can look after us well and which doesn’t neglect us‚ as it has done up to now?” During my
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