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    ‘Margaret Thatcher’s achievements as Prime Minister in the years 1979-1990 were limited.’ Assess the validity of the statement. Margaret Thatcher's political career has been one of the most remarkable of modern times she served as British Prime Minister for more than eleven years (1979-90), a record unmatched in the twentieth century. During her term of office she reshaped almost every aspect of British politics, reviving the economy, reforming outdated institutions, and reinvigorating the

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    topic of the Prime Minister and whether or not they hold too much power within their role. With past allegations of corruption, many are blinded by the true powers and limitations of what properly defines the role of our Prime Minister. Thesis: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the roles and responsibilities of the Prime Minister of Canada and evaluate his or her powers to identify whether or not these powers are limited in any way to fulfill the proper role of Prime Minister. The paper will

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    From 1896 to 1911 Sir Wilfrid Laurier served as the Canadian prime minister. This was a period when Canada shifted from being agricultural to being proto-industrial. It was also a period of tremendous social and political tension in Canada. Laurier’s ability to compromise between the French and the English Canadians demands is what made him very successful and defined his time as leader. These compromises are seen through the settlement of the Manitoba School Question in 1896, Canada’s participation

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    15th Prime Minister of Canada, was listed in CBC’s Top 10 list of Canadian Heroes; but was Trudeau really a hero? (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/top-10-canadian-heroes-list-includes-pierre-trudeau-jack-layton-1.2676398). Pierre Trudeau, born in Montreal in 1919, started out in politics as a layer in Quebec and as an activist in Quebec politics. In the 1960s Trudeau got involved in federal politics with the Liberal party. In 1968 he became the leader of the party and was elected as Prime Minister

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    The Prime Minister is the head of the parliamentary system, and is quite a powerful figure. The PM is elected into their position. Someone can become prime minister by being a leader of a political party, that wins majority of seats in the House of Commons, during a federal election. Obviously the Prime Minister has to have a source for their power. There has to be some type of outlet of power, that the Prime Minister uses in order to communicate with the public. There are also power sources within

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    In the TV series, Borgen, a viewer is left to wonder which theory should the prime minister of Denmark follow set in a battle between utilitarian and deontological ethics. Nyborg’s campaign begins from Kant’s deontological message of unity to make moral decisions together as a country rather than individually while the other candidate’s shenanigans were being exposed during the campaign all on their own to send a strong message to the people of Denmark, they do not have their best interests at heart

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    On November 4, 2015 the new Prime Minister of Canada, along with his new cabinet, was sworn into office by the Governor General. The day was marked by a heightened sense of hope and excitement across the country. However, more than being simply symbolic, November 4 was an opportunity for the new Prime Minister to show canadians his government is prepared to fulfill commitments made during the election campaign. Of many, the most notable of these commitments was to achieve gender parity in the cabinet

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    The first female Prime minister is elected in Britain, in 1979. Her name is Margaret Thatcher. She serves three consecutive terms until the year 1990. When in office, she begins to enact strict and conservative laws and policies among the middle and lower population of Britain, therefore single handedly destroying Britain’s manufacturing industry, leading to mass unemployment. Conservatives keep cutting back on necessities to meet tax demands, under her watch and say; which led up to the introduction

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    favored staying in the regional group. The decision has thrown the United Kingdom, Europe and the world into a political and economic vortex of uncertainty, which is likely to be worse before it gets better. In the United Kingdom, the Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, who had led the campaign to stay in the EU, announced that he would stand down in the wake of the referendum result. Jeremy Corbyn, the chief of the main opposition Labor Party, is facing a revolt against him for not being out

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    background, and billions of us living in Islamic and non Islamic nations around the world. We may be crocked, goofy or crazy, but we are not misstating the facts to you. What the President of the United States and the current and previous Presidents, Prime Ministers, Chancellors, and

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