Although the First World War played quite a large role in the growth of the labour party there were many other factors that contributed to their rise in popularity. Such as‚ the split of the coalition‚ the representation of the peoples act‚ and finally Clause IV. During the war the party was led by Arthur Henderson who was the first Labour MP to get into parliament and he played a great role in the War-time coalition. After a disagreement with Lloyd George in 1917‚ Henderson resigned from the
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Female MP’s representation in the UK Female MP’s representation in the UK Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/ This chart shows a percentage of female in Parliament in the UK between 2005 and 2010. There is a big imbalance between man and women MP’s. According to national statistics‚ while 51% of the UK population is female in 2010‚only 22% of MPs in the Parliament were women. The number of Conservatives women MP’s has grown from 9% in 2005 to 16% in 2010. In 2005 in his election speech David
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“It was sheer good fortune that the Conservative Party were returned to office in May 1955.” Discuss. In the May 1955 General Election‚ the Conservatives won 344 seats‚ winning with an overall majority of 58; with Labour winning 277 and 3.9% of votes were for Liberal and Others. It can be argued that the Conservatives were returned to office in 1955 due sheer good fortune. However‚ we must explore the other options as to why the Tory party won‚ particularly how the Conservative party looked against
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The 100 MPH slap of a puck‚ the bone crushing check‚ or the fancy eye popping moves of one of the world’s greatest skaters‚ there is something for everyone to enjoy in today’s NHL. In order to enjoy hockey in the way that millions of people do‚ the players‚ skaters and goalies alike‚ must be kept safe first and foremost. This has been a long and winding road for the NHL to get to where we are today in terms of safety‚ rules‚ equipment‚ and injury protocol. The NHL as we know it today was formed
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(Paragraph 2) By the Waters of Babylon is about a son of a priest & becoming priest by the name of John who goes on a quest to find himself & show he is worthy to become a priest. Just as in the movie “The Village” there are forbidden places enter into. It’s forbidden to go to any of the dead places except to search for metal & he who touches the metal must be a priest or son of a priest or they will die. John’s father takes him on a journey to search for metal & it is only after
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A moment for truth as Britain exits Iraq Gordon Brown says British troops will leave Iraq by July. But after six years of occupation‚ 178 British deaths‚ as well as countless Iraqi casualties‚ there is growing pressure for an independent inquiry into the causes‚ conduct and cost of war By Andrew Grice‚ Political Editor Thursday‚ 18 December 2008 [pic] PA Prime Minister Gordon Brown lays a wreath at the Basra Airbase war memorial in southern Iraq Politicians from across the political divide
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Ibe‚ Joseph Khristian P. 2011-49053 Hum 2 V-6R Guitar Concert Reaction Paper The guitar concert last September 7 2012 was indeed a show not to miss. It presented various styles and techniques that created a very wonderful piece of art. There were many factors that made the concert more than pleasing to the spectators that were present that night. First was the aura that the concert created‚ it was calm yet powerful which in my point of view really made the concert not boring or easy to fall
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Josh Grothe Cultural Awareness Tony Hillerman Book Report 4/1/2013 Dance Hall of the Dead The main character of this book is Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn; he is a Navajo that values the ways of the Navajo life. In the very first chapter we learn about Lieutenant Leaphorn’s case about the murder of Ernesto Cata. Leaphorn tried to determine the death of the twelve year old boy by using the values he learned throughout life from his grandfather. Leaphorn was also well known for his great tracking skills
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of Tony Camonte (Paul Muni) and his rise and fall as a gangster‚ a story of violence that ends in self-destruction. “Scarface” not only portrays the ruthless achievement of a gangster but also gives the reason behind their achievement. A moral statement glares in the screen “THE GOVERNMENT IS YOUR GOVERNMET. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?” at the very beginning of the movie. After going through the movie and trying to relate everything in it‚ this statement indeed
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enable Amazon to expand and strengthen its market share in soft-line retail catego ries such as shoes and apparel—categories o the company considered strategically important to its b usiness growth.1 While Amazon’s interest e intrigued Zappos’ CEO‚ Tony Hsieh‚ and chairman‚ C OO‚ and CFO‚ Alfred Lin‚ the two senior executives had not felt the time was right until now. A mazon’s offer—10 million shares of stock (valued at $807 million)‚a $40 million in cash and restricte d stock units for Zappos’
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