‘The UK Prime Minister is the prisoner of the UK Parliament’ Discuss. Typically‚ when contemplating the word ‘prisoner’‚ one envisages someone kept under lock and key‚ detained in an institution and devoid of all freedom. However‚ the term ‘prisoner’ can be used in many different ways. To be a prisoner can simply imply having a lack of liberty and power‚ being kept in restraint against one’s own will. This more complex and subtle interpretation of the word ‘prisoner’ opens up the question of whether
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reason why prime ministers seem to be more powerful in relation to their cabinet colleagues is because of how much authority they have over the cabinet. The prime minister leads the other ministers within a cabinet (Key Point p. 102)‚ and in some places‚ such as the UK‚ are seem to be one of Europe’s most powerful. They have control over their colleagues‚ such as controlling what the cabinet does and does not discuss and having the power to hire and fire cabinet colleagues. Also‚ most ministers across
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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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Canada has had many prime ministers throughout its history; many were successful and were great leaders and other were not quite as successful. Out of the many Prime Ministers of Canada‚ William Lyon Mackenzie King was considered one of the greatest leaders of Canada. King held the position of Prime Minister of Canada for the longest time in Canadian history. He was Prime Minister for over 22 years and was leader of the Liberal Party of Canada for over 29 years and was Prime Minister from: 1921-1926
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great leaders‚ one of them being Lester B.Pearson. He was a Canadian professor‚ historian‚ civil servant‚ statesman‚ diplomat‚ and politician who won a Nobel Prize for Peace in 1957 for resolving the Suez Canal crisis.1 He served as the 14th Prime Minister of Canada‚ in which his liberal minority government “left Canadians with a legacy of peacekeeping‚ humanitarianism and a strong sense of international responsibility that lives on to this day.”2 His introduction of the Royal
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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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Hideki Tojo Hideki Tojo was given the position of Prime Minister of Japan on October 14th‚ 1941‚ which really became the entrance of Japan and America into World War II because of Hideki’s war background that would lead him to make a decision that forever will be in the history books. Hideki was under the impression that a war with America was impossible to be avoided‚ so he prepared Japan to hit America with a HUGE knock-out punch. This was a very strategic move on Hideki’s part that would eliminate
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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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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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Once known as the most unpopular woman in Britain‚ Margaret Thatcher revived a nation that was in a state of chaos. She was the first woman elected Prime Minister of the country and the only in the 20th century to serve three consecutive terms which was the longest since 1827. Through her extraordinary vision she brought forth radical changes‚ not just in her country but worldwide. She had a profound and permanent impact on politics and even changed her own Conservative Parties outlook. Through challenging
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