Tony blair Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

An outline of the social issues which rose during the New Labour premiership under Tony Blair in Britain 1997-2007

Overview of the British economy under Thatcher and Blair. This includes the key knowledge around the economic policy, statistics and impacts under Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. This is a great resource for revision of factual knowledge.

Evaluate the view that the Supreme Court has too much influence over the executive. para 1: - The supreme court can only determine law not create it However the supreme court can set judicial precedents which must then be followed in later cases- supreme court is the final court of appeal giving them greater weight Eg. 2016 r v Jogee the supreme court overturned the case on the principle of joint enterprise established in common law Despite this, parliament can still change laws to benefi...

Covers the election victory of the Labour Party in 2007 Includes: Society, New labour government, Foreign Affairs under Tony Blair, Conservative Divisions

Evaluate the extent to which the Prime Minster dominates UK politics (30 marks) INTRODUCTION (agree) - The prime minister is undoubtedly the most powerful person in the UK political system. However, the powers of the PM are not unlimited. This essay will discuss the constraints and freedoms that the PM is subject to. It will conclude that normally PMs are very powerful. Evaluate the extent to which the Prime Minster dominates UK politics (30 marks) AGREEMENT - The powers of the Prime Minis...

Wide-ranging, concise and neatly-formatted finals notes for BPG since 1900. Includes historical background, secondary reading summaries, policy summaries and timelines. Subheadings include 'ideology and the Third Way', 'did Labour lose its soul?', 'policy themes', 'governance themes' and 'why was New Labour electorally successful? Achieved first class in BPG and all other history and politics exams.

Evaluate the extent to which the Prime Minster dominates UK politics (30 marks) INTRODUCTION (agree) - The prime minister is undoubtedly the most powerful person in the UK political system. However, the powers of the PM are not unlimited. This essay will discuss the constraints and freedoms that the PM is subject to. It will conclude that normally PMs are very powerful. Evaluate the extent to which the Prime Minster dominates UK politics (30 marks) AGREEMENT - The powers of the Prime Minis...

Explain and analyse 3 sources of the UK constitution - ANS 1) Statue law. Explain: Laws created by parliament. AOP must be approved by HOC, HOL and monarchs. Example: GRA 1932, extended the franchise. Fixed term parli act 2011, est. 5 yrly elect. Analysis: Shows legislation enacted by parli is used as a source of the const. Although the FTPA was repealed it demonstrates the unentrenched nature of the UK const emph PS as a key principle underpinning uk const. 2) Common law Explain: laws de...

How effectively do political parties support democracy in the UK? - point 1-Parties play a key role in representation, linking together the people and the government. - link gov to the people by responding to the demands of public opinion-turning them into deliverable policy positions. winning party-a popular mandate to carry out its policies. The emergence of parties in the UK is tied to the introduction of universal suffrage Labour emerging from the trade unions and socialist societies...

UK Voting Behaviour notes from an A grade student! This revision pack all the notes I used to revise to achieve top grades in Edexcel A Level Politics. It includes a summary sheet that has details of the key things you need to know for this topic, a copy of the specification, in depth case studies on the 1979, 1992 and 2017 elections including voting statistics as well as notes on the impact of different types of media.