Politics Category
The Suffragettes
‘Suffrage’ is the right to vote. ‘Suffragists’ were those who were campaigning for women’s suffrage in the…
Democracy
Democracy is a word that is constantly bandied about by politicians and the media. Some use it…
Keynesian economics
Lord John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) was born in Cambridge, where his father taught economics at the University.…
Chancellor of the Exchequer
The role of the Chancellor of the Exchequer (the Treasury) is to raise revenue by taxation, duties…
MPs’ Surgeries
Members of Parliament (MPs) are expected to be available to meet individual members of their constituency to…
Baroness Margaret Thatcher
Baroness Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013) was a force for change in the UK throughout the 1980s, such that…
The Scottish Parliament
The kingdom of Scotland had its own government institution for more than four centuries prior to 1707,…
The Cabinet
The Prime Minister, other senior Ministers and various key parliamentary personnel must keep in close contact on…
Magna Carta Libertatum
King John (1166-1216) has two claims to fame: as the usurping Prince John of the Robin Hood…
Joining the Common Market
After World War 2, Britain took a long time to recover ~ rationing, for example, lasted until…
Monster Raving Loony Party
There is a zany element in British humour, which has, naturally, crept into the supposedly serious world…
The Restoration
It must be said that King Charles I’s reign was a complete disaster, which ended in 1649…