Independent Labour Party

is no way to decide from that vote whether yes was a minority or a majority, and in democracy the minority does not rule the majority. This is an example of New Labour pushing its policies through. New Labour did not perform well in the elections for the National Assembly of Wales. One can also look the actions taken in London by New Labour through setting up the Greater London Authority and an elected mayor. The Mayor of London was to have general control over transportation and policy while…

The Liberal Party has been governing Canada for many years. They were able to govern for many years because they used the formula for success, which is the straddling of political center, created under the leadership of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. The liberal party has been successful over the years, having created many governments and gave Canada more than 10 prime ministers. Although it wasn't always this way as in the first few years of confederation the liberal party has little success with beating…

[b]Rally[/b] William A. Whitaker talks about "The left threat" in a speech in London. "As we proceed with the general election, the intentions of the leaders of the big parties are made clear. Time and time again in recent days, we've been assured of what would happen after polling day unless we do something about it. The PLP, while promising centre policies, are in fact on their way into a PLP-Solidarity coalition. The moment it is created, after the election promises are made and the vote…

Impact of neoliberalism on Australian education Neoliberalist attitudes have meant public and private institutions in Australia compete for students now more than ever. There has been a deliberate shift towards corporate branding and clever marketing campaigns, as well as promoting performance results to attract enrolments (Meadmore * & Meadmore, 2004, p. 375). Tactics more readily expected from a corporation. The division of state and private education in Australia, highlighted in 2003, when…

arth Island Journal, Autumn 2015, Online. The Earth Island Journal’s cover is a striking contrast of black and white with the white creating a native woman with a tree and a tower in the background as she leans over a stream. The title of the issue is stated in large, bold, red letters: “Return to the Native” above that title is the name of the publication in white. The bold contrast of black, white, and red on the front page shows signs of attracting readers that are passionate in their cause…

agencies like MI5 (Irish Republican Army And Censorship). In 1969, the IRA split into the Official IRA (OIRA) and the Provisional IRA (PIRA). The OIRA gave up paramilitary actions and chose a political and peaceful route and became The Worker's Party of Ireland (Toolis). The PIRA adopted the original IRA style and stayed a paramilitary organization. The…

As a of a victim of colonization, Ireland has a long history of patriotic writers that comment on the effects of British colonialism, as well as themes of nationalism and conservatism through their writings. The introduction of Gothic literature, and its fearful conventions of the supernatural and the uncanny, has allowed Irish writers to align nationalist motifs within their texts through a more analogous narrative. As Laura Doyle writes, “The Gothic text has been shown to represent colonialism…

Child Labor in the Developing World In the latest International Labour Organization (ILO) report the organization found that there are an estimated 246 million child laborers. Of those 246 million, 179 million work in rigorous labor conditions (Azhar, 2015, p. 73). Some of the most common forms of child labor include work in sweatshops and mines. Children in sweatshops can work up to 12 hours per day for as little as a dollar per day (Collingsworth, Goold, & Harvey, (1994), p. 2) . Because of…

Education is a major need in the lives of children all over the world. Some children aren’t as privileged as others to be able to go to school. There are such laws that state, “In the United States each state is required by its state constitution to provide a school system whereby children may receive an education.”(“Education Law”) There are three main options a guardian has to choose from when choosing an educational system for their child; public schools, private schools and homeschooling.…

Should Children be Homeschooled? “There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent” Mahatma Gandhi. Before 1852, Homeschooling was the most prominent method of teaching. According to Christine Foster, the most preeminent reason that households began taught from their home was the presumption that the public school system “declined in academic rigor and lacked of moral guidance”. However, many parents felt that neither public nor private schools suited the…