Becoming chancellor

When assessing the various intricate denouements of the late Victorian and Edwardian periods of the British political history, one must stop and wonder about the performance of the Conservative party as one of the protagonists of the parliamentary struggles and changing social and demographic scenarios. By engaging in such exploration, it is almost impossible to avoid one of the most formidable questions which might consequentially arise – was the Conservative party a deliberate and conscious derivative

This essay will examine the impact of the Conservative party during their period in office between 1951 and 1964. The assessments by historians of these thirteen years vary widely as the Conservative rule left behind a mixed feeling about its achievements. We will therefore be discussing to what extent their period in office can be described as “thirteen years wasted”, based on their performances in the political, economic and social sectors. When the Conservative Party came to power in 1951,

view, impossible. But if we considered it as a metaphor, we may agree that Krook’s body imploded as a result of its decay, therefore, the same thing could happen to the Court of Chancery: “The Lord Chancellor of that Court, true to his title in his last act, has died the death of all Lord Chancellors in all Courts, and of all authorities in all places under all names soever, where false pretenses are made, and where injustice is

This paper is a research project that uses data from the British Election Study. The study has responses from 2987 participants selected at random for the survey. The survey asks a variety of questions regarding the elections and the perceptions of the participants. The questions include responses for voting preferences, issues faced in the elections of 2015, inclination of the voter towards left or right, taxation and spending views, views of respondents regarding immigration, economic status and

The United Kingdom is one of the most powerful nations during the Victorian era, and its Empire now spreads all over the continents. The second half of the 19th Century could potentially be analysed through the foreign policy of the two main political figures at the time: William Ewart Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli. Both are ambitious, charismatic leaders, and both were several times elected as British Prime Ministers. The following texts, which we will analyse, represent both parties: firstly

Is signing your parent name on a test illegal. Haaa the thoughts of a fourth grader. My mom didn’t except bad grades in the house. If it wasn’t an A or B you should expect to get in biiiiig trouble. I had got a bad grade on my math test and I didn’t want my mom to know. Little did I know that forging your parents signature as a fourth grader who barely could write in cursive was a bad idea. So not only was the signature written bad, my moms name wasn’t even spelled right. So my teacher politely called

The Conservative Party Government Era during 1951-1964 is a period which has been politically criticized throughout the years specifically that of Britain Politics. During this time, the Conservative government was said to have pursued mainly Keynesian economic policies which was centrally focused on reducing inflation, to maintain growth and promote stability but despite the Conservatives attempts to revive the Britain economy through industrialism, increase standard of living and encouragement

How far was Disraeli the Architect of the second reform act of 1867? It can be argued that Disraeli was the architect of reform during the late 1860’s and through 1867 reform act, mainly due to the fact that he realised that the conservative party might be seen as non-reforming. To counter this he would expand the franchise and gain potential new voters. However there is also significant evidence that Lord Derby was the main architect of reform, mostly due to the fact that he had been part of the

However, the economic situation improved markedly from this low point when Roy Jenkins replaced Callaghan as the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Jenkins raised taxes and tightened up government spending in all areas of the economy, giving top priority to improving the balance of payments. These tough measures made the Labour government very unpopular but, by 1969, he had

.‘To what extent can the modern conservative party be considered ‘One nation’? (25 marks) ‘One nation’ is an idea that is based upon principles such as paternalism, and it is the name given to describe this particular faction of the conservative party. ‘One nation conservatives’ is the name given to the followers of the ideas presented by Benjamin Disrael, and the belief in changing Britain from ‘two nations’ i.e the rich and the poor, and instead creating one. Benjamin Disraeli adopted one