Must read!!!!http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21576418-diverging-politics-labour-north-and-conservative-south-make-england-look-ever-more
Another longer article in this week's The Economist seem to have been written with comparative politics exam-takers in mind. Recognizing the concepts and understanding how they are applied to what's going on politically in Britain would be great review techniques. Good luck! Please note the bias of the magazine...
Must read!!!!http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21576418-diverging-politics-labour-north-and-conservative-south-make-england-look-ever-more
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http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21576385-one-margaret-thatchers-legacies-has-grown-more-troubling-electoral-reform-and-devolution
This article in this week's ECONOMIST seems tailor made for the APCG exam... This is a short op-ed and is definitely a must read! Super interesting analysis... "n America politics has long been regional, with poor Georgians backing Republicans and rich Los Angelenos voting Democratic; but America is divided by culture wars (“God, gays and guns”) that are absent in Britain. The chasm in Britain is more like that in Spain, Belgium or even Italy, where regional voting trumps other sorts. But Britain, which is used to national, ideological politics, is struggling with the consequences." "Regional political strongholds are not such a problem in federal countries. In America and Germany powerful regional and local governments mean that local views shape politics. But Britain has a vastly powerful central government that controls public spending and makes decisions affecting every aspect of life: this week, for example, Parliament debated the size of home extensions. Another difference is that Britons are unaccustomed to coalition, and seem to dislike it: they want clear leadership for the whole country. The country needs national political parties. At the moment, it does not have them." A great article arguing on why history has vindicated Maggie's policies and how Thatcherism has become mainstream, but applying Thatcher's principles to the current economic crisis would make no sense because her policies were designed to address the problems of the 1970s which are drastically different than the c
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/09/opinion/thatchers-divided-isle.html?nl=opinion&emc=edit_ty_20130409&_r=0
Don't blame me, blame the Munchkins (or the new Papa Argentino)...DING DONG, the Witch is Dead!9/4/2013 Plenty of reflections on the legacy of the IRON LADY...it is certainly the end of an era. For a love-fest, please watch BBC, CNN and read most major media outlets. Here are some good op-eds--favorable and critical: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/09/world/europe/former-prime-minister-margaret-thatcher-of-britain-has-died.html?_r=0 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22067155 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9980978/Margaret-Thatcher-was-barbaric-and-a-terror-says-Morrissey.html http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-margaret-thatcher-reactions-world-leaders-20130408,0,5909129.story On how Thatcher may be dead, but Thatcherism is alive and well...http://www.democracynow.org/2013/4/8/margaret_thatcher_1925_2013_tariq_ali Please read the paper above and comment. Do you think Britain's Unwritten Constitution works? Why? Why not? Does Britain need a written constitution?
http://www.economist.com/node/21560256?zid=310&ah=4326ea44f22236ea534e2010ccce1932
Please read the article linked above and comment. What does this say about the potential for constitutional reform in Britain? What does this imply for the Tories and future elections? What will the Lib Dems get out of this coalition? Will http://www.economist.com/node/21563333?zid=310&ah=4326ea44f22236ea534e2010ccce1932
Britain experiments with local council government--are they abandoning their commitment to unitary state? Or not? Please comment... http://www.economist.com/node/21562938
Please read the article at the link above about Northern England and comment. |