reform and generally supports the retention of traditional values and institutes. The current Conservative government however is more in the centre rather than further to the right, due to the new tradition that emerged in the 1790’s, under Margaret Thatcher called New Right conservatism, or Thatcherism. There is great debate as to whether the modern conservative party have retained any of their traditional, original policies. One way in which the modern Conservative party has abandoned its traditional
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B As an actor, writer, and comedian, Russel Brand has a background that makes it easy for him to comment on various things in a very characteristic, and in some occasion’s humorous way. This is the case, when he comments on the riot conflicts in England, though with a serious twist to it. Throughout the text, Brand has a tendency to use a strong degree of irony and sarcasm to make his statements very clear: “Saying the behavior (of the people attending riots) is unjustifiable and unacceptable- Wow
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History arbitrary Harold Wilson. Born in 1916, Harold Wilson led an influential life in politics. After joining parliament in 1945, Harold was appointed the parliamentary secretary to the ministry of works; he quickly advanced to more pivotal roles within the labour party. In 1947 Wilson acquired a position in the cabinet as president of the board of trade; from here he circulated within the cabinet for a number of years as shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and later, shadow foreign secretary
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and draw the student back and cause them to have the same ability as the other students. C. Assess the success of the Education Reform Act (1988) The Education Reform Act in 1988 was introduced by the Conservative government by Margaret Thatcher, established the principle of marketization in education favored by the New Right. This meant the schools were able to ‘opt out’ of LEA control; the opportunity to stable themselves by the schools governors and principle; the money would go directly
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How and to what extent was the post-war consensus on welfare challenged during the Thatcher years? The post war consensus was the period of political history which emerged in the difficult years following World War II. Britain returned home victorious from war but in a state of social and economic un-rest. The people of Britain had a strong sense of solidarity at this time and begun to reject previous decades’ laissez faire philosophy and non-interventionist government policy. The population’s expectations
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Commanding Heights - Part 1 - 2 Hours The Battle of Ideas Isiah Bullock Note: The City of London is the place in London where the stock market functions. The phrase “the City of London” or just “the City” very often means the stock market. 1. The question is: which would control the commanding heights of the world’s economies: governments or markets. 2. In the 1940's, the two most important economists of the age are: John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich von Hayek. 3. WWI ended the first
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have led to increased parental control, removal of state control over establishments and league tables where i.e. exam results are compared; many of the policies either the same as or built upon the 1988 Education Reform Act introduced by Margaret Thatcher; Margaret was the Prime Minister at the time and was a part of the Conservative Political Party, therefore, the New Right tend to be supportive of the policies implemented. The New Right favour the marketization of the educational system (introduction
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those factors explain why, this week in 1982, when 119 government delegations chose to sign the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the UK was not among them. According to Donald Rumsfeld, Britain’s then-prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, declared UNCLOS to be “nothing less than the international nationalization of roughly two-thirds of the Earth’s surface.” Fifteen years later, when the UK finally acceded to UNCLOS under a Labour government, the convention was applying, for
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To what extent does social class influence voting behaviour? It is often said that social class is the key determinant in voting behaviour. When the next Government elections come up is it true that the middle and upper classes will vote for the Conservative Party and the working class vote for the Labour Party? Or is voter behaviour more complex than that? This essay explores how the impact of social class on voting behaviour has changed over the years. Social class was the main determinant of
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Mike Steverson 2-5-2012 British Airways Case Study: I. Problem(s) you identified from the case a. Two things really, inefficiency and lack of motivation. They had power split up amongst all these separate airlines who were all competing to be the best part of British Airways instead of working together to achieve one powerful company. The recession and economy at some points made it hard to stay motivated and made people frantic and even more competitive within the company because
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