Theory and Its Relevance Today Cian O’Driscoll‚ author of the article Re-negotiation the Just War: the Invasion of Iraq and Punitive War‚ explains how the arguments of punitive war‚ or wars of punishment‚ from both Presidents George Bush and Tony Blair relate to the justification of going to war with Iraq in 2003. O’Driscoll‚ after explaining the justification of both presidents then relates these justifications to jus ad bellum‚ a Latin term which constitutes a more moral lethal question‚ when
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voting behaviour. One of the most influential short-term factors of voting behaviour is the qualities of the party leader; however this is not always positive. For example‚ Tony Blair’s involvement in the Iraq war lost the Labour party a great deal of support; as is stated in the extract‚ ‘public dissatisfaction with Tony Blair could have cost the party up to 12 percentage points in the 2005 general election’. Other examples include the MP’s expenses scandal and Nick Clegg’s
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If they are prospering economically and enjoying life‚ a change to that would not be welcomed warmly. An example of this was in 2001; New Labour had won by a land slide in 1997 and did so again in 2001. Many political commentators believe that Tony Blair and his chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Browns success in national economic growth had its part to play. Most voters were enjoying the economic boom and did not want an end to that. It will also be quite interesting to see the outcome of the
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general elections where Tony Blair modernised the Labour party by making it more authoritarian. This was due to the lack of faith in the members of the party who believed that the core values had to change in order for them to succeed‚ they found the more right-winged approach was needed‚ most of the other parties has transitioned from the consensus to become adversarial and Labour didn’t want to be single-handedly different in politics to its opponents. Through this‚ Blair enforced changes to the
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televised Leaders’ Debates. Though I had worked on three campaigns for Tony Blair‚ I am sufficiently tribally Labour to have answered a call from his successor‚ Gordon Brown‚ to go back to help him for his first election campaign as leader in 2011. One of the roles I ended up playing was that of David Cameron in Brown’s preparatory sessions for the TV debates. These debates mattered‚ that much was sure. Election planning for Blair‚ I had always been doubtful about the benefit of such debates in a Parliamentary
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usually a strong effective government chosen by the voters is produced. This helps Britain move forward and progress with new laws and policies. In 1997 one of the strongest governments was formed. Tony Blair leading the Labour party was elected to power with a huge 63% of the seats. This helped Blair do things like taking troops to war five times‚ more than any other PM in history. Without the hugely strong government it is less likely he could have done this. Furthermore another example of the
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“Education‚ education‚ education”; Tony Blair identified that these were his key priorities when he came into office in 1997‚ aiming to raise standards and update the education system to fit a modern and thriving society (BBC News; 2007). This assessment will identify how New Labour’s policies emerged and how the policies they adopted influenced future education. This essay will further analyse any shortcomings in these policies and recommend changes that could have been made to make them more effective
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September 11th attacks in the United States led to American President George W. Bush launching the War on Terror‚ beginning with the invasion of Afghanistan aided by British troops in October 2001. Thereafter‚ with the US focus shifting to Iraq‚ Tony Blair convinced the Labour and Conservative MPs to vote in favour of supporting the 2003 invasion of Iraq‚ despite huge anti-war marches held in London and Glasgow. Forty-six thousand British troops‚ one-third of the total strength of the Army’s land
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also a point to consider. Having considered all of these points it is clear that the decline in party membership is ‘a bad thing’ Firstly‚ the question asking why party membership has declined needs to be addressed. The rise of new labour under Tony Blair and a more central conservative party under David Cameroon has meant that parties represent a smaller spectrum of interests‚ thereby leaving some voters feeling unrepresented. Furthermore‚ in the 2010 election the similarities between the parties
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To that extent is the House of Commons effective in carrying out its various functions? The House of Commons holds both legislative functions and is also designed to hold the executive accountable. It can be argued that due the introduction‚ and reforms‚ of select committees and the regular questioning of ministers the House of Commons is effective. However‚ it could also be argued that party loyalty and whips have become more important than effective scrutiny. The House of Commons can be seen
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