Do you agree with the view that the ‘industrial chaos of the winter of 1978-9 primarily accounts for Mrs Thatcher’s election victory in 1979? The Winter of Discontent was the the winter of 1978–79 in the United Kingdom, during which there werestrikes by public sector trade unions demanding larger pay rises, following the on-going pay limits of the Labour Party government led by Callaghan against TUC opposition to control inflation, during the coldest winter for 16 years. In source 3, Pugh states
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"Movies were intended to talk from their inception, so that in some sense the silent cinema represents a thirty-year aberration from the medium's natural tendency toward a total representation of reality." This quote by David Cook deals with what is referred to as the “silent era” in film history. This era was between 1894 to the early 1920s and dealt with films with no synchronized sound. These films that were produced in this era were known as silent films and include motion pictures with subtitles
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Conservatives one nation principles Conservatives after Macmillan haven't supported the growth of trade unions, citing Margaret Thatcher and the crushing of the Skargill strikes in 1984 is the best example that the modern Conservative party has not supported this aspect of one nation. They didn’t support it because strikes are genuinely unpopular, even if one supports the message behind the strike you are still not going to like the inconvenience it causes furthermore the Conservatives are funded
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no secret that we intended to invade England. We laid ready to cross the Channel, after being held in port for the duration of the summer by contrary winds, when Harold received the news that a Norwegian army led by King Harald Hadrada with Harold’s renegade brother Tostig had landed in Yorkshire after sailing up the Ouse. Harold marched his army north and routed the invaders at the
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On-line Resources Welcome to Part 1 of TAG’s on-line resources for our production of The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter. These resources are divided into 2 parts. Part 1 is intended to give an insight into Pinter, his style of writing and the play itself by looking at previous productions of The Birthday Party. Generally aimed at Higher Drama students, this pack complements units 1, 2 and 3 of the syllabus. However, these resources are also useful for the Knowledge and Understanding elements of
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Confessor b) Harold Godwinson c) William Duke of Normandy 2. 2 battles: a) Battle of Stamford Bridge 25th September 1066 b) Battle of Hastings 14th Octuber 1066 3. 1 comet: Halley's comet The Norman conquest (from the norman point o view) It is 1064. In the Royal Palace of Westminster Edward the Confessor, King of England since 1042, is talking to his brother-in-law Harold, Earls of Wessex. After this Harold, holding a haek, makes for the
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The Centre of the Bed.Joan Bakewell.Great Britain: Sceptre,June 26,2004. 336 pp. "Dead shares no beds",came in mind in Joan Bakewell after her husband died.She will live alone and her children will go away because they have their own family.There is no space beside her,she is on her own.When she wrote this book,she moved between the centre of the bed and the white room and reihhabited the past.Joan Bakewell was born on April 16,1933 at Hooley Range Nursing Home,Heator Moor
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In 1951 Churchill was voted in with a 17 seat majority which what can only be described as an ‘Indian Summer.’ Future elections would increase this majority to 100 seats by 1959. A contributing factor to the dominance of the Conservatives was the unelectable Labour, yet the Conservatives did have a strong leadership in their own right. Another important factor in the Conservative dominance was the domestic policy of housing, however, this would not have been possible without the introduction of the
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From 1951 to 1955 Winston Churchill was Prime Minister. In 1955 Conservatives win the general election, with Sir Anthony Eden as prime minister This Conservative victory strengthened the Conservatives' parliamentary position He was followed by Harold Macmillan who was prime minister till 1963. С 1951 по 1964 Великобритания правили консерваторы. С 1951 по 1955 Уинстон Черчилль был премьер-министром. В 1955 году Консерваторы выиграли всеобщие выборы, с сэром Энтони Иден, как премьер-министра
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achievement of victory and overcoming personal restrictions through sacrifices, hard work and determination through the athletic runners of Eric Liddell and Harold Abraham as the story switches between their two lives on their journey towards the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell helps promote the idea of victory by overcoming his religious restrictions Harold Abraham promotes the achievement of victory by overcoming his religious restrictions and winning the gold medal at the Olympics despite being the
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