The political and economic history of Jamaica is based upon its foundation as a slave colony. From the beginning, the colony was under Spanish rule that relied upon native slave laboring in the sugar fields. The first law to be implemented upon the island under Spanish rule was the Repartimiento, introduced by Governor Esquivel, the first governor of Jamaica. The law enabled colonists to apply for and receive special permission to use the natives for a period of time; forcing them into labors
and intelligence, hints which manifested themselves when Norman Manley attended Jamaica College. Norman Manley set records and gained national attention in the area of Track and Field and later as the Jamaican political leader. Norman Manley was an exceptional athlete. His most impressive and memorable performance was a 10 second time in the 100-meter sprint in 1911. This record became known throughout Jamaica as “the even time.” His record stood for an astounding 41 years until Frank Hall
The Old Parliament House at Canberra The Old Parliament House (OPH) at Canberra, was the centre of the nation’s political life from 1927 to 1988 when it was functioning. It is where the elected politicians pass laws, or legislation, where members discuss urgent motions or matters of public importance. Members can move motions of censure against the government or against individual ministers. During Question Time Members and Senators address questions to ministers and they can also present
Labour Party in Britain in the Years 1924-31 Historians have debated just how competent the two Labour administrations were between 1924 and 1931. Governments are normally only considered “competent” if they have managed the economy efficiently, prevented widespread corruption and maintained law and order. Labour came to power at the end of 1923, a time when the Conservatives and other right-wing groups were spreading vicious rumours about Socialism. MacDonald was determined to disprove
The Need For Constitutional Reform No government in modern times has ever been elected with such a commitment to reforming the constitution as the Labour administration that won office in May 1997. Within months of its election, Scotland and Wales were on the road to devolution. Within a year, although in a very different context, the framework had been set for a devolved, power sharing government in Northern Ireland. A year after that the process was well under way for reform of the House
ideological allies, through the unwillingness of ministers to fight back. By 1990 Thatcher had few loyal allies in the cabinet, which led to her eventual downfall. Within weeks Thatcher had failed to win on the first ballot of the conservative party leadership election. Her unpopular policies, a massive division in the cabinet and low opinion poll ratings lead to her forced resignation. By ignoring the concerns of ministers and bypassing cabinet, she had not strengthened her position, but
Assess the Claim that the Labour Governments of 1924 and 1929-31 Were Unable to Achieve Anything In 1924, for the first time the Labour government was appointed, headed by leader Ramsay Macdonald. At this time, a topic of much political debate was trade, Conservatives adopting a protectionist policy contrasting with the Liberal and Labour views in favour of free trade, and as the strongest free trade party it was asked to take office. Their main aims in 1924 were to deal with the increase in
means that although being a news paper it should be neutral, that it does support the Protestants. The IRA is viewed as a terrorist organisation, and is not seen them as a freedom fighting organisation. The Saville Inquiry was commissioned by a Labour government who were initiating peace talks with the radical Irish group Sinn Fein, the daily mail would therefore analyse these events from a conservative view point. There are some things that make the source a bit unfair, the news papers have
way that Marx predicted - there has never been a genuine proletariat revolutionary threat. In its place has been a tradition of reformist socialism with the Labour Party and the Trades Unions being the main campaigners. In Britain the traditional class conflict is often depicted as Labour Party versus Conservative Party. The Labour Party have fought for workers rights and have been supported at elections by the working class, whereas the Conservatives have drawn most of their support from the
after WW2. The play was set in 1912 just before WW1, this date was chosen to show the contrasts of the two orders and to help J.B.Preistly’s message of the play become clearer. In the world in1945, as I’ve said, it was the end of WW2 and the Labour Party had been elected for government for the first time. Preistly’s message of the play is that he thinks that the old older was a bad idea because it had already got the world in 2 world wars’ and that every body should respect and care about each
Liberal Election of 1906 and the Dissatisfaction with the Conservative Party The 1906 election was a landslide victory for the Liberal Party. It was a dramatic turn-around for the main contender to British Government that had been out of power for twenty years. The Liberals won 377 seats outright, and including the 27 Lib-Lab seats and around 80 Irish Home Rule seats they had made a dramatic defeat. The Conservative Party lost 245 seats since the 1900 election, in 1906 they had only 157.
The Impact of the 1997 General Election In 1997 there was an expected swing from Conservative to Labour government. It resulted in Labour receiving 9.2% more votes, and 147 more MPs than in 1992; and with the Conservatives winning 11% less votes, and 171 less MPs than in 1992 (the Liberal Democrats won 17% of the votes about equalling the previous election, and gained 26 seats). The outcome of the election was due to various factors which had always been apparent yet commentators never
Conservatism vs. Labour Conservatives: Conservative policy: There are two different types of Conservative. There is the Traditional Conservative and the Neo-Liberal Conservative (Thatcherite). Conservatives generally, are pragmatic. This basically means that each political situation should be judged on its own merits. This also means that the idea of a fixed political response or formula is rejected. However, it is interesting to note that many Thatcherites often adopted fixed principles
Commission which to the working class was not acceptable. This decision undid all of the hard work done by Salisbury and his governments, the working class now went to the Liberals, but mainly the up and coming party, The Labour Representation Committee (to become the Labour Party) for support. This was the first incident that started the long decline of support for the Conservatives; however it was not clear at the time that this unpopular decision (with the
The Beveridge report Fabian Society formed in 1884, lead by the Sidney and Beatrice Webb who had strong views on the moral values of social (or socialist) provision and had thinking based on poor laws and the relief of distress, were the first to produce a report based on Majority and Minority of welfare. This report failed as all the members, the right-wing critics of state welfare, could not agree about the fact that the state should be the provider for welfare services. The Beveridge Report is
a comprehensive health service and maintain full employment. It is important to note that the Beveridge report held quite a role in the post war election of 1945. All main political parties displayed interest to implement its proposals and this was used to their advantage in their campaigns, none more so than labours "Let Us Face the Future" campaign which subsequently lead to the election of Clement Atlee as Prime Minister in July 1945. Hill states that the laws passed immediately following the
and the lower social classes vote Labour, for example, in the 1997 general election, 42% of social classes 1 and 2 voted Conservative compared with only 21% of social classes 5 and 6. For Labour, 61% of social classes 5 and 6 voted for them compared with only 31% of social classes 1 and 2. However, social class mobility has led to many people moving up the social class ladder, but some have retained their working class background, one of which is to vote Labour. Family background plays a significant
Conservative party in the United Kingdom is the oldest political party and one of the most successful. It was formed in the 18th Century and became a right leaning party (Kesselman, Krieger, Joseph 2015). This party is sometimes also known the unionist party and it was preceded by the Tories. The Tories were supporters of the crown and saw it as a good way to keep Parliament and their opponents in check (Profile: The Conservative Party 2010). In the United Kingdom, the Conservative party held power
Britain had always adopted a laissez-faire approach to the running of the country; meaning that the state had little or no interference in the economic concerns of society or individuals (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2013). However, when Labour won the election in 1945, Clement Atlee, the new prime minister, endeavoured to eradicate poverty, homelessness, illness, inequalities in education, and unemployment (Alcock, May & Wright, 2012). Before the decade was over Britain boasted universal benefits
missing fund and of course the monetary gift of fifty thousand pounds that was given to a MP in a bid to support his office. The scandal is still in a investigation process and because of the serious accusation by the Prime Minister himself the Labour Party leader and associates are also trying their level best to protect and save their reputation as well and try to justify their financial statements and settlements with the cooperative bank in front of investigatory board and public as well. The