extent have the parties in coalition remained committed to their traditional principles? The formation of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in 2010 has affected each party’s commitment to their traditional principles which would remain intact in a single-party government. However‚ the two parties have generally reached sensible compromises through peaceful negotiations to stay relatively attached to their traditional principles. The Conservative party has largely remained
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made a fellow of All Souls College in 1883. A member of the Conservative Party‚ Curzon was elected MP for Southport in 1886. It was a safe Tory seat and Curzon neglected his parliamentary duties to travel the world. In November‚ 1891‚ Marquis of Salisbury appointed Curzon as his secretary of state for India. Curzon lost office when Earl of Roseberry formed a Liberal Government in 1894. After the 1895 General Election‚ the Conservative Party regained power and Curzon was rewarded with the post of undersecretary
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and their families have suffered due to the difficulties that social policy and welfare provision has been continuously faced with as a result of the persistence of poverty. This essay will explain and discuss the ideologies of the major political parties‚ how they have influenced the development of welfare and the effects they have had on social policies and social care provisions. It will explain how these ideologies were formed and how they are relevant in present day starting with the Elizabethan
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‘The main reason for conservative dominance in the years 1951 to 1964 was labour disunity’ Assess the validity of this view. (June 2011) Labour disunity was a huge contributing factor as to why the conservatives were able to dominate from 1951 to 1964. However‚ there are also other factors that assisted conservative dominance. Whether that be conservative strengths‚ good timing‚ the end of austerity or their handle on public opinion‚ all factors contributed to the dominant years. However‚ how long
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In this essay‚ I would like to analyse why the reform of the British constitution is seen as unfinished business. Constitutional reform is when the system of government and how government institutions interact is changed. This has also meant the codification of some components of the constitution in the UK. Between 1997 and 2007‚ there were a considerable number of constitutional reforms introduced by the Blair governments. These reforms included devolution in Scotland‚ Wales and Northern Ireland
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before the English Civil War‚ became accepted as the statement of their doctrine. Following the Glorious Revolutionof 1688‚ the conservatives‚ known as Tories‚ accepted that the three estates of Crown‚ Lords‚ and Commons held sovereignty jointly.[9] However Toryism became marginalized during the long period of Whig ascendency.[10] The party‚ which was renamed the Conservative Party in the 1830s‚ returned as a major political force after becoming home to both paternalistic aristocrats and free market capitalists
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accountable to the electorate. The democratic elections are a crucial part of UK democracy. A core feature is free and fair elections. They are based on universal suffrage‚ which is when anybody eligible to vote has their own freedom of choice on which party to vote for without any influence. Your elected vote is also kept secret; this process is called the secret ballot. This prevents intimidation from other people and it prevents judgments made on your electoral choice. However there are four groups
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interface between the voluntary sector and policy makers the aim is to ascertain whether its implementation as a piece of social policy is realistic. On May 6th 2010 the general election took place but no party achieved the 362 seats required for an overall majority. David Cameron‚ the conservative Party leader won the largest number of votes but still fell short by 20 seats‚ this then resulted in a hung parliament. After discussions‚ David Cameron and Nick Clegg‚ leader of the Liberal Democrats came
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the most. Others see this defeat as the consequence of poor election campaign by Gladstone; his promise to cut income tax simply did not appeal to people. On the other hand the importance of Conservative party in this defeat should not be overshadowed. After 1868 elections the Conservative reorganised the party and managed to create more positive and popular image. When Gladstone became the Prime Minister he emphasised that his mission was to pacify Ireland‚ however the reforms he carried out in
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In June of 1970‚ Thatcher was selected secretary of state for education and science because Conservatives returned to office. Soon after being selected secretary of state for education and science‚ Thatcher eliminated the universal free school milk scheme and was called “Thatcher‚ milk snatcher.” Thatcher ended up finding that the position of secretary
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