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Thatcher policy embraced by Labour party
free market capitalism + egalitarian social aims |
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| Based on local customs and legal precedent |
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labour instituted welfare state, but supported by Conservatives for much of postwar period
MT ended it by diminishing states role, instituted new consensus with limited expenditures and privatization |
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| Impact of English Civil War |
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| James I absolutism overthrown; weakened monarch |
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| Impact of Glorious Revolution |
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| James II ousted W&M in place *limits to protect sovereignty of people |
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| Picked by parliament, so relied heavily on cabinet *strengthened parliament and cabinet |
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| UK gradual democratization |
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Upper House of Lords/Lower House of Commons
Rise of political parties
Expansion of Sufferage
Labour Party: public health care --> reformed by MT |
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| collective responsibility |
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| cabinet appears unified, even if individual dissent |
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| when government deems issue or policy important but legislature rejects |
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Minor b/c Parliament is supreme
No Judicial Review |
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SMP aka FPTP
penalizes smaller parties
produces artificial majorities
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Parliament (2 houses)
Backbenchers, life peers, law lords |
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1. Labour Party: socialist, welfare, trade union
2. Conservative: divided on welfare and free trade, Thatcher neoliberalism
3. Liberal Democrats: individual freedoms, weak state, collective equality, supports European integration, opposes Iraq War |
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quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations
partnership between a government minister and an interest group |
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