The Political Quarterly, Vol. 83, No. 3, July–September 2012 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-923X.2012.00000.x Reluctant Coalitionists: The Conservative Party and the Establishment of the Coalition Government in May 2010 STEPHEN EVANS Introduction According to Michael Laver and Norman Schofield, the study of coalition governments revolved around two central questions: ‘who got in?’ and ‘who got what?’1 The literature on the establishment of the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government, in the United
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The Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a novel in which the theme of savagery versus civilisation is explored. Some British boys are stranded on an isolated island at the time of an imaginary nuclear war. On the island we see conflict between two main characters, Jack and Ralph, who respectively represent civilisation and savagery. This has an effect on the rest of the boys throughout the novel as they delve further and further into savagery. The theme of savagery versus civilisation
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which he treats them. Three of Conrad’s “obsessions” will be mainly focused upon; isolation, fragility in identity, and fidelity. In order to show a broad time span of Conrad career I will be referring to three of his works: Nigger of the Narcissus, Lord Jim, and The Secret Agent. It is the view of this essay that although Conrad may be obscure in meaning, his treatment of his ‘obsessions’ remain consistent over his career and also, when seen as a whole, fit within each other consistently. “There
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The uk What’s the difference between the United Kingdom and Great Britain? * The difference between the united kingdom and Great Britain is that Great britain only consist of England, Scotland and Wales. But the united kingdome consist by England, Wales, Scotland and northern lreland. You could say that the only difference is that Northern ireland is inclouded in The united kingdom and its not in the Great britain. What’s the name of the Flag of the United Kingdom? * Union Jack Why
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function possessed by the House of Commons is the function of scrutiny. This involves close inspection of and, where necessary, amendments to any proposed legislation. This function is carried out by legislative committees from both the Commons and the Lords. It is an important function because it shows that the Commons is representing the various interests of society and ensuring unnecessary discrimination does not occur. b) With reference to the source and your own knowledge, explain how the House
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Since 1997 there has been many key reforms that have made UK more democratic by a large amount and sometimes not so much if at all. Firstly the House of Lords reform where the voting rights of most hereditary peers was abolished. This makes the UK less undemocratic rather then more democratic. This is due to the fact that the House of Lords as a whole is an unelected chamber and therefore undemocratic, however by removing the voting rights of some hereditary peers it makes it less undemocratic
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As similar to Lord Capulet Lady Macbeth asks a lot of questions and doesn’t try to understand his views but just wants to change his mind. Lady Macbeth asks questions like “Hath it slept since” and “As thou art in desire” but she isn’t understanding of Macbeth’s decision and is trying to change for her own personal gain.+ ses different tactics to get Macbeth to murder the King for example asking him questions to try and see if what he is doing is worth waiting a longer period of time before he can
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House of Lords – It is the upper house, the Second chamber, and is also commonly referred to as “the Lords”. The House of Lords can have a variable amount of members. Currently, there are about 790 members who are eligible to take part in the work of the HoL. Members come from many walks of life and bring experience and knowledge from a wide range of occupations. Majority of them are life peers, which means that they are not able to pass their title on to their children. These are Lords for their
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constitutional monarch contain and what is the role of the Queen within the UK and the Commonwealth? One can seem that the Queen takes active part in the governing of the kingdom: she is an integral part of the Parliament together with the House of Lords and the House of Commons. None of the parliamentary bill becomes a law without her Royal Assent. Prime-minister of the UK defeated in general elections or lost the majority in the House of Commons submits his petition to the Queen. And then the Queen
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body in the UK. They represent the people, as well as they are legitimate , a scrutiny and can be held or hold others accountable. They also carry out other functions. There is a significant difference between the House of Lords and House of Commons. Which is that the House of Lords is not voted in unlike the House of Commons who are more legitimate as they are voted in. Parliament is able to carry out its legislative function by passing acts of Parliament. The plans in which government are taking
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