affairs in good times and in bad‚ a country that is always reliable‚ then you have to have a touch of iron about you. Margaret Thatcher‚ the first woman to lead a major Western democracy‚ spoke these words. She served as Great Britain’s Prime Minister for more than eleven years (1979-1990)‚ and led with an iron fist bringing down inflation in England‚ reviving the British economy‚ reclaiming the Falkland Islands‚ and never wavering against the Soviets in the Cold War. Born as Margaret
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SINCE MALCOLM FRASER‚ WHO HAS BEEN AUSTRALIA’S ‘BEST’ POLITICAL LEADER‚ AND WHY? During his time as Australia’s Prime Minister‚ Bob Hawke helped the Australian Labor Party win four consecutive elections‚ made changes to education and training system‚ had the highest popularity rate since the introduction of public opinion polls‚ and developed the ‘Wages Accord’. Despite this‚ Hawke’s popularity rating decreased throughout his time in power and was criticised for moving Labor away from its traditional
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Society continuously changes over time‚ and the stereotypes about men and women lag behind. The human history has witnessed great women such as Margaret Thatcher‚ the first Prime Minister of the UK and Hillary Clinton‚ the powerful Minister of Foreign Affairs of U.S.A. In fact‚ men and women have become more equal today; hence‚ I disagree with the statement “Men and women are‚ and always will be‚ different in the way they behave and are treated”. To begin with‚ men and women have many things in
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is just as good as a man if not even better. The reason that I believe that she is an inspiring and independent women who showed that she is just as good as a man if not even better is because she became the first female prime minister of Britain‚ and served as the prime minister of Britain for three terms. Another reason that I believe she is an independent woman is because if when there was a planned assassination on her she continued to do her speech the following day. According to Biography.com
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that the power rests with the Prime Minister alone. Traditionally the Prime Minister would be first among equals‚ chairing debates but only ultimately has the same say on issues as any other cabinet minister‚ when it came down to voting on the issue. Badgehot says that Cabinet has become just a ‘Dignified Institution’ in the 20th century‚ and many other political commentators have echoed this theory‚ saying the power now rests firmly in the hands of the Prime Minister. There is also evidence to suggest
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redeem our pledge‚” Just before midnight hour on the 14th of August Jawerharlal Nehru‚ the first prime minister of India‚ speaks these words of poetry and sends India into its first day of freedom. The speech Prime Minister Nehru gives in August 1947‚ which makes India a country of its own and frees it from the English rule. This speech differs from so many others speeches given by prime ministers all over the world‚ because Nehru does not bring that many political factors into it. In fact this
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What is the role of the monarchy in modern Britain? Can it be justified empirically and theoretically? Research Skills & Methods in Political Science Ben Aston 05.06.03 What is the role of the monarchy in modern Britain? Can it be justified empirically and theoretically? This essay will first examine the role of the monarchy‚ taking modern Britain as a focus for examination and seek to answer whether or not it can be justified empirically and theoretically. A
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Formal Documented Essay The Bahamas after Independence I strongly believe Independence has become both a blessing and a curse towards the Bahamas. Prior to receiving its Independence‚ the Bahamas was first a crown colony government under the British in the year 1718 and were encourage to abide by all rules and regulations that were pass on to them. The British offered the Bahamas protection‚ wealth and power. After many years of being supported by the British government‚ the Bahamas believed
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Scrutiny is carried out in four main ways- Prime Ministers Questions‚ Select Committees‚ The Back Benches and The House of Lords. Prime Ministers Questions is a weekly opportunity for backbenchers to scrutinise the Prime Minister. This happens every Wednesday and is an opportunity for the leader of the opposition as well as other MPs to highlight government failings or ask the Prime Minister a question. This is a good way to scrutinise the Prime Minister as it puts them under pressure to justify their
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