... hard by the end of major war orders and it left many out of work. The demobilisation of two million soldiers after the war also put added strain on the unemployment figures, as jobs were simply not available to cope ...

... the initial point of Germany's chain of weaknesses. This 'enforced' treaty was an unforgivable blow to the pride and honour of Germany and it's people. The misguided people of Germany were under the perception that the war weighed heavier in ...

... long as they had been used to someone with an iron fist leading the nation. Although this was a great leap forward in politics and the civil rights of Germans, this political freedom would be the prime factor in the ...

... the fall of world commodity prices and the decline in the competitiveness of British coal in foreign markets due to the Gold Standard led to poor relations between mine owners and mine workers. When productivity fell in the mines due ...

... the fall of world commodity prices and the decline in the competitiveness of British coal in foreign markets due to the Gold Standard led to poor relations between mine owners and mine workers. When productivity fell in the mines due ...

... and their responses to laws. There are many other ways in which political culture can be changed, and the media is one of them, which affect this. This is also known as indoctrination. There are two ways of seeing this. ...

... vested in a cabinet that meets formally and regularly, each member having (in theory) equal influence and being subject to collective responsibility'. The Cabinet ministers provide a link between the executive and legislative. They are members of and are accountable ...

... But is it still socialist at all? In order to find this out I will explore the context of old labour and socialism, the ideological debate, organisation and structural changes, changes in policy and policy-making, and Blair's 'New Labour' government. Traditionally ...

... the Thatcher governments fall within the scope of study and our visualisation of the Thatcherism Venn diagram can change. Initially we assumed the terms 'Thatcherism' and 'the personal beliefs of Margaret Thatcher' were interchangeable and that they represented the same ...

... during the time. Pelling argues that as early as 1906, everything had been lost for the Liberals when they made the pact with Labour thus giving the naïve ILP a unique identity of its own as the workers' party. A ...

... people and land. The relationship between the Tsang Dynasty in China and the kings of Tibet in the 7th and 9th centuries During the early 7th century Tibet became unified under King Songsten Gampo while the Chinese Tsang dynasty was being ...

... returned. Shell had to remove the anchors from brent spar and this gave an opportunity for Green Peace to delay the operation, causing shell to delay it for a year if autumn weather set in. Back on the mainland Green Peace ...

... least some restrictions on individual freedom(s) imposed by the government to protect the interests and freedom(s) of the rest of society. "Since any society will have a whole range of perfectly justifiable restrictions on liberty, there can only be particular ...

... Mao wanted to change this because he felt that China should be independent. Mao wanted to introduce China to the principles of communism. The political principles of the Communist Party were: * There should be equality between people * There should ...

... or control over another. Types of power include Charismatic, where power is achieved through someone's great character, Traditional, where a person is born into a particular group, and finally Legal rational power, where power is obtained through hard work. In ...

... Bourgeoisie are seen as being in between the middle class and the working class. They are those with very good jobs, but still produce money for the Bourgeoisie. According to the Marxist view, power resides in Britain with anyone who ...

... of the country. It can legislate for the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, which are Crown dependencies and not part of Britain. They have local legislatures, which make fairly limited laws on Island affairs. As there are no legal ...

... In Britain the process is much simpler, with the party's candidate being chosen "in house" and the electorate voting for a party at election time, such as Labour or Conservative, in contrast to America where, for example a single candidate ...

... Great Britain. This group achieved some success with the establishment of the Duma, or Russian parliament, in 1906. However, the Duma was really just a talking-shop and had no real influence over the Tsar. The second major opposition group ...

... and from this the West were not prepared at all to contemplate the formation of a Germany which was not actively involved in NATO. The United States of America were all for the unification process however like Great Britain and ...

... includes all MP's who take the Labour whip, and would therefore vote in a series of ballots until a leader was chosen; the last person to be selected by this method was Michael Foot. Today if the labour party was ...

... external pressure. For instance, this may include anything from rational debating within Parliament, to open intimidation such as armed police forces. Liberal democratic politics dictate the political agenda of the British political system. The 'liberal' element advocates the support for a ...

... seats but that in order to continue running the country effectively would rely on the Liberal Democrats, granting them the unique status of 'Kingmakers'. This situation would not really suit anybody as it would make it very hard for anything ...

... the average was one and a quarter million. Inflation also began to rise from 3 percent in the 1950s, 4.5-5 percent in the 1960s, and 9 percent in 1970-74 to a staggering 15 percent in 1974-79. Added to these problems ...

... from making radical, unpopular changes, as even if they do not listen to the people, there is a need to keep the voters happy to ensure that they are re-elected. Political participation is the ability to follow an active role in ...