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    Demonstrate an understanding of the historical and ideological developments of UK social policy‚ identifying the underpinning principles and values. Social policy is defined as actions aimed at promoting social well being (Alcock). It is not just about state legislation but also about what the government does to support and interfere with the well being of citizens. Policies can be regarded as embodying ideas about society‚ the economy and views about justice‚ equality and individual responsibility

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    Ads QROPS - Overseas Pensionwww.overseaspension.com A QROPS from Fairbairn Trust A QROPS from Fairbairn Trust | Home > Library > History‚ Politics & Society > Political Dictionary The economic and social policies pursued by Margaret Thatcher‚ British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. There are many different notions of what Thatcherism comprises‚ but core elements include deregulation and privatization‚ combined with authoritarian social policy. The word was first coined in the

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    To what extent can David Cameron be considered a New Right Leader? New right are a group of Conservatives where views diverge from those of traditional conservatives. New right came famous under the rule of Margaret Thatcher who was Prime Minister from 1979-1990 and they are known for having very right-winged policies. To me‚ David Cameron is a New Right leader and in this essay there will be reasons on why I personally believe that David Cameron is actually a New Right leader The Conservative

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    To what extent did Thatcherism represent a revolution in economic management in the UK? It is a fair assessment that Thatcher did represent a sea change or ‘revolution’ in economic management. It can certainly be said that Thatcherite policy transformed Britain to a post-industrial economy and killed off any remnants of post-war collectivism and egalitarianism with the aims of public ownership and full employment. Thatcherism also restructured the UK from a country dominated by big government to

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    the start of the 1980s Britain was in a deep recession similar to what is happening at present and there was also mass unemployment. The person in charge of the country at this time was Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who was also Great Britain’s first and only female prime minister. Margaret Thatcher along with Chancellor Geoffrey Howe tried to deal with this recession by raising taxes and slashing government spending‚ benefits and the selling of state owned services‚ property etc. This mass unemployment

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    system would not allow it but in the recent years‚ people have criticised that our Prime Ministers have increasingly become more of a presidential figure in Parliament. Some of the ministers that have been referred to as presidential include Margaret Thatcher‚ Tony Blair etc. Now in this essay‚ I will be analysing the factors that shows the growth of power of PM. The idea that the prime minister is now more presidential is drawn from the knowledge of the United States president and how the British

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    Holly Welsh 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

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    Market Globalism & Justice Globalism Since the Industrial Revolution of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s‚ our planet has gone through a huge variety of changes. We can now drive cars‚ we have the Internet‚ we have TV‚ etc. One of the biggest changes though has been on the global level- not with ourselves. Due to increased availability to travel‚ and for ideas and situations to spread more rapidly‚ this has lead to a phenomenon called globalization. Globalization‚ simply put‚ refers to the interconnectedness

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    minimal role in their care. This idea was not fully challenged until the election of Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government in 1979 as they believed that the state should play as smaller role as possible in welfare provision as it was mainly the responsibility of the individual and their family. The New Right saw state support to be creating a highly dependent society in which independence was dwindling. Mrs Thatcher saw welfare as producing a society which was reliant on benefits rather than a society

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    Was the Hunger Strike Campaign of the 1980’s the most significant IRA action of that decade? The Hunger Strike campaign during the 1980’s were well known in Northern Ireland and Britain and some say this one action was the most significant of the IRA’s during that decade. In this essay I will be exploring how actually The Hunger Strikes were maybe not the most significant actions as during this decade the Brighton Bombings and The Long War were other‚ very momentous action plans the IRA put into

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