Unit 5: Perceptions in science- Science, commerce and politics Groups and organisations influencing science. 1) Identify at least 5 political groups and pressure groups, which may have an influence on science. The Conservative Party are a political party who won their way through to win and become the government party of England. This strong influential political group, is very powerful amongst the British public and their significant and dominate leaders, help run the country and especially
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How effective are backbench MP’s? How effective are backbench MP’s? Backbench MP’s are members of Parliament that are not in either the cabinet or the shadow cabinet. Backbench MP’s may be seen to be effective in some ways in the British Political system because they can do things such as scrutinise the government and hold them into account through numerous ways. Their role in Parliament in Westminster ensures that there may be democratic legitimacy of UK government and gives them a right and authority
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June 2011 Explain the term turnout used in the extract. Turnout represents the number of registered voters who cast a ballot at a given election usually expressed as a percentage. In this extract turnout refers to non-electoral political participation. Traditionally, the political participation of the UK’s citizens is measured by turnout to general elections. For example, in 2005 turnout to the general election was just 60%. This was seen to be a participation crisis by some. This extract would
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Using examples, explain the differences between left-wing and right-wing political ideas. There are many differences between left-wing and right-wing political ideas. Right-wing political ideas that tend to be pessimistic about human nature and oppose change; right wingers typically favour order, authority and oppose state intervention in the market. “Right wingers” are typically in favour of “free market economics”. This is where private companies are lightly regulated so they are free to
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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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After the Labour party’s strong victory in the 1997 general election, winning 179 seats, they have made moves and provisions towards constitutional reform. Indeed, the two prime ministers; Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have done much for reform over the years, as illustrated by devolution and the human rights act. Indeed, they made provision for reform in 4 key areas, modernisation, and greater protection of rights, democratisation and decentralisation. However, it can be argued that their reform has
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people say that participation is the key to democracy. If a certain group of society do not vote, or there is apathy in voting turnouts, then there isn’t a fair outcome. For example, 2003 saw Labour leader Tony Blair declare war in Iraq. Despite the media’s portrayal and lack of support for Blair on his decision, he was re-elected as priminister in the 2005 UK general elections. This made a lot of people upset and angry. However, the turnout for that election was low (61.4%) so it could be argued that
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Governments encourage: • Savings, for example by offering tax incentives such as Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) and tax relief for pension contributions • Donations to charity, for example through the Gift Aid scheme • Investment into business, for example through Venture Capital Trusts and the Enterprise Investment Scheme • Entrepreneurs who build their own businesses, through reliefs from capital taxes • Capital investment by businesses, through capital allowances for plant and machinery
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Deciding how to vote is now essentially a rational exercise In the early 20th century, most of the electorate would vote for a party that they have been brought up with or are a party that they identify strongly with. However, since the turn of the 20th century, this is much less likely to be the case as evidence shows that there is a great decrease in the percentage of people who vote by party identification. It has fallen from 45% in 1964 to 10% in 2010, it is apparent that voting may be becoming
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"uneasy lies the head that wears a crown". Sympathy is created as Frears suggests the difficulty of the Queen's role of being a leader, a role that she interpreted as having to be stoic and strong. This is supported by Robin Janvrin's confession to Blair, body language and expression secretive: "this public reaction has completely thrown her". The Queen came onto the throne at the age of 27, and it was a role that she had become accustomed to by the time of these
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