Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives In 1975‚ Margaret Thatcher became leader of the Conservative Party and began to steer it towards what many have dubbed ÔThatcherismÕ. Margaret Thatcher believed in radical change‚ individuality‚ and a strong Government that enforces the law‚ rather than interfering in the economy. She was also opposed to the welfare state. In many ways‚ her ideology was broadly similar to classical liberalism‚ and many theorists see her ideology as neo-liberalism. Under her
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In the late 19th century the government reaction was one of Laissez Faire to poverty. Minimal intervention through the workhouse (expanded after the Poor Law Amendment act of 1834) where eligibility criteria was enclosed to try to scale down the worst excesses of poverty and squalor. People arrived at the realisation that poverty was due to social and economic factors outside the person’s control. Poverty had more or less vanished from the political radar in the early 1950s. However‚ came back into
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Inequality has risen across the rich world since the 1970s‚ as financial liberalisation and lower taxes‚ among other things‚ have fuelled a rise in the numbers of the very rich. But now‚ resentment over inequality is growing ever more vocal‚ even as the rich see the crisis erode some of their wealth. Is taxing the rich more heavily necessary to buy social peace? Or do adverse effects on entrepreneurship and innovation outweigh any such considerations? And should we be concentrating on particular
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REVISION GUIDE Making Of Modern Britain‚ 1951-2007 BRITAIN IN 1951 POLITICS Three key turning points during this period * 1951 election > start of 13 years Conservative rule * 1979 election > start of Thatcher dominance lasting 11 years * 1997 election > start of New Labour dominance (so far 13 years) 1951 saw end of Labour and Attlee in government – had achieved all promises outlined in 1945 election manifesto and legacy remains for (arguably) twenty
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References: Coates‚ D. & Lawler‚ P. (eds) 2000. New Labour In Power. Manchester: Manchester University Press. Driver‚ S. & Martell‚ L. 1998. New Labour: Politics After Thatcherism. Cambridge: Polity Press. Heywood‚ A. 2002. Politics Second Ed. Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan. Powell‚ Martin A (ed). 1999. New Labour‚ new welfare state?: the "Third Way" in British social policy. Bristol: Policy.
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In this report I will precede to examine the advantages and disadvantages of the 1988 Conservative Education Reform Act and the 1997 New Labour Education Reform. I will discuss the effectiveness of each reform and I will elaborate on the implications for pupils and society. The 1988 Conservative Education Reform Act established the National Curriculum‚ the main advantage as cited in Haralambos & Holborn‚ (2000)‚ was that it set a consistent standard across the country‚ in an attempt to promote
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New British Politics‚ Great Britain Coxall‚ B et al (2003)‚ Contemporary British Politics‚ Hampshire‚ England Dunleavy‚ P et al (2000)‚ Developments in British Politics‚ Hampshire‚ England Driver‚ S & Martell‚ L (1998)‚ New Labour: Politics after Thatcherism‚ Oxford‚ England Jones‚ B et al (2001)‚ Politics UK‚ Harlow‚ England
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1) Beveridge report a) Influential document in founding the social welfare system of Great Britain‚ 1942‚ Chaired by William Bevridge 2) Backbenchers a) Do not have any real policy making power‚ but provide services to the constituents and allow for a link between parliament and the citizenry 3) Tony Blair a) Parliament member who served as prime minister from 1997 to 2007‚ youngest prime minister‚ part of the Labour Party‚ Founded The Third Way 4) British Broadcasting corporation a) Largest
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What are the limits at which humanity will reach? What are we capable of and at the end of it all what will be judged as our defining quality? For centuries philosophers and writers have been pondering these questions. One recurring theme related to these questions‚ despite the context and the time in history of which it is questioned seems to continue to fascinate and defy writers of an answer. What role does science and technologies have to play in society and what will its impacts be upon humanity
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This essay will examine the past and present social policy regarding looked after children in the UK‚ dating back to the late 1970’s. It will examine how the policy has evolved over the last thirty years‚ and whether political and economical influences have impacted on its development. This essay will also seek to explore what impact the policies regarding looked after children have on the members of society it is aimed at assisting. The definition of a ‘looked after child’ is an individual‚ up
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