Post War Prime Ministers Essay Robert Gordon Menzies‚ born on the 20th of December‚ 1894 was Australia’s 12th and longest serving prime minister‚ his second term beginning from 1949 to 1966. During this time Menzies made significant contributions to Australia’s Post-War development such as increasing the standard of living and preventing the communist threat from reaching Australia. Menzies had a great effect on the standard of living in Australia and realized the “great Australian Dream” for
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivered the speech The Few on August 20th of 1940 as World War II began to erupt across Europe. This speech was given to help motivate British troops who were about to sent to fight for their country. Churchill describes the differences between the Great War and World War II in terms of British losses and resources they have taken into the first year of fighting. The speech begins by Churchill explaining the similarities and differences that World War II has with
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EDMUND BARTON Sir Edmund Barton was born in Sydney on 18 January 1849. He is known for being the first Prime Minister of Australia and later becoming a judge of high court. He was the ninth child in a very large family. He was educated at Fort Street High School and later at Sydney Grammar School where he was dux and school captain. Barton first stepped into politics when he was attending university and he stood for the legislative assembly but he was defeated by 6 votes. He tried for the
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with the Conservative Prime Minister Robert Borden‚ who wanted Canada to remain in the British Empire. His government used Propaganda to keep Canadian patriotism at a high pitch‚ during the War. To maintain the strength and numbers at the front lines‚ Prime Minster Robert Borden passed the Military Service Act in July 1917. The act introduced Conscription-forced military service. The conscription divided Canada‚ but it made little difference to the war effort. In 1919 ‚ when Canada had to go the peace
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In my essay I will discuss how “If the ministers matter so much‚ or the quality of the ministerial governments matters so much‚ why don’t we already have this government and this political infrastructure‚ which can govern us better and which New Zealand has‚ Norway has‚ the Netherlands has‚ Denmark has and a number of countries have? Why haven’t we built up a system of government which suits our needs‚ which can look after us well and which doesn’t neglect us‚ as it has done up to now?” During my
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* Blair reducing to one 45 minute meeting a week * Thatcher altering minutes of meetings in favour Bypassing of cabinet * Blair’s bi-laterals * ‘Sofa government’ Patronage * Control over careers * Inclusion of opposition ministers in Cabinet to silence under CCR Prerogative powers * Derived from Head of State * Similar to president not needing party support * However‚ Brown pledged to reduce these Media focus * Andy Coulson spin doctor for Cameron * Alistair
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greatest prime minister in Canada Introduction • After 143 of Canada been created by the father of confederation‚ it can be realize that nothing of this would have happen if it was for the persistence of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald • Three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces. The British Province of Canada was divided into the new Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec‚ and two other British colonies‚ New Brunswick and Nova Scotia‚ also became provinces of Canada. • Promise
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the head of Her Majesty ’s Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior ministers‚ who are government department heads) are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Monarch‚ to Parliament‚ to their political party and ultimately to the electorate. The current Prime
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Is Canada too Close an Ally of the United States? This paper looks at whether or not Canada may be properly considered as being far too close an ally of the United States – at least from a military and economic point of view. Although it is tempting to view Canada as being in a dangerously dependent position relative to the United States of America‚ the simple reality is that Canada needs those close ties with America. For one thing‚ although Canada is obviously a junior partner in NORAD and NATO
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prime minister manmohan singh speech on independence day 2006-08-15 My dear countrymen‚ brothers‚ sisters‚ and dear children My greetings to all of you on this day‚ the anniversary of our Independence. Today is an auspicious day for our country. Today we enter the 60th year of our Independence. Today we re-dedicate ourselves to the progress and prosperity of our nation. To the welfare of all our people. To the unity and integrity of our country. Today we salute our beloved tricolor. We pay
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