Politics

When Margaret Thatcher was elected in 1979 it was heralded as a decisive shift, the end of the ‘acien regime’ marked by Keynesian economic policies and a move towards a…

With the establishment of the German puppet protectorate in Bohemia in the wake of Munich, and the setting up of a government-in-exile in London, Eduard Benes set about asserting the…

A constant, albeit small, issue during general elections in recent years has been the possible transition of the UK from the majoritarian First Past the Post (FPTP) system to a…

The document in question is an extract from a speech given by David Lloyd George at Swansea on the first of October 1910. I have been unable to establish the…

The Conservative governments after 1979 set out to radically reform the organisation of the state as part of an agenda to revolutionise the nature and priorities of British government.In 1979,…

The topic of leapfrogging policy which many of us were unfamiliar with before studying this section is indeed an important one to consider when looking at other issues that come…

On 2nd August 1990, Iraqi troops crossed the Kuwaiti border in a declaration of war.In order to identify the motivations behind this invasion of Kuwait it is important to address…

This essay will provide a critical evaluation of Stephen Van Evera’s article ‘Offense, Defense and the Causes of War’. This will be done by beginning with a brief overview of…

The roles of members of Congress – Congressmen – are many and varied. Much like MPs in Britain they are responsible for representing the interests of a certain area and…

Constitutional monarchy is an impartial (non-party political), largely symbolic head of state whose powers are exercised by, and on the advice of, ministers, in theory subordinate to the will of…

Liberalism focuses on the freedom of the individual. For all liberals, “freedom of the individual,” means that human beings are entitled to equal rights. For Bentham and Mill “freedom of…

Between 1906 and 1912 the Liberal party introduced welfare reforms in Britain to improve the living and working conditions for the public. They targeted in particular children, the elderly, the…

Before presenting the arguments for and against the election of all members of the House of Lords, it is important to detail the role it plays. These functions were identified…

The first Labour broadcast that I’m going to describe is from the 2001 election. In this broadcast is really upbeat with music from the lighthouse family. Everyone in this broadcast…

In the 1830s, the terms ‘Conservative’ and ‘Liberal’ began to challenge the terms ‘Whig’ and ‘Tory’. The first use of the word ‘Conservative’ was to describe the Tory party in…

The fact that the Conservatives, under Peel, managed to reverse ignominious defeat to Earl Grey’s Whigs into resounding electoral success within a decade appears to confirm rather unequivocally the idea…

The 1906 election was a landslide victory for the Liberal Party. It was a dramatic turn-around for the main contender to British Government that had been out of power for…

To begin to analyse this claim I looked up the definition of liberal/liberty and the definition of power. Without researching any further, it is obvious that the two are fundamentally…

Pluralism is a term used to describe a form of government, the type of government that can be seen in the UK and USA and is often referred to as…

‘Power is an inherently unequal relationship comprising an attempt to by one person or group to secure compliance from or enforce dependence upon another person or group’ (Stephen Lukes). In…