He believed he had the support of the English Parliament. Mark Kishlansky states that where previous requests for money and army were pressing, as in the 1620’s, the situation after the First Bishops War was one of “genuine emergency,” and parliament knew this. Parliament was arguing that an invasion of England was not as important as attacks on the freedom of its citizens (Kishlansky, 1997: 140). Kishlansky has highlighted how important the events of the First Bishops War was, Charles was backed into a corner by parliament due to the events in Scotland. David Smith says that it was clear that some members of both houses sympathised with the covenanters and wished to defeat the supply of money in order to encourage a resistance, (Smith, 1998: p111) highlighting that there was a
Re-uniting the Conservative Party was one of the biggest issues facing Peel; the party had been ripped apart over many issues including Catholic Emancipation, which Peel himself was part of after having to write the bill – this already made him unpopular with the party which he was trying to lead, the Ultras in particular. Peels original attitude towards his leadership was that the members of the Party should agree with what he decided upon and if they did not, then they should not be members of the party and this continued during his time as Conservative leader, meaning that he turned his attention away from attempting to appease the Ultras and unite them with the remainder of the party. This shows Peel unsuccessful in actually uniting the party, but the split between the Ultras and the Moderates caused very little issue during this period – the rest of the party worked sufficiently and from this aspect, Peel was generally successful in his unification. Peel also faced the challenge of organising the party and in doing so, founded the basis of the modern political party system with the Carlton club. The Carlton Club put offices in each town so that the population could gather any information which they need and also speak to party members about further intentions and what they stand for.
With a small following, Nirvana took the world by storm with their second album “Nevermind” at the end of 1989 with several hits (Erlewine). On January 11, 1992, the sensation “Smells like Teen Spirit” reached number six on the billboard 100 (Top 100 Hits of 1992). It also made the top ten songs in Britain (Erlewine). Not expecting this outcome, the publishing company sold out of the initial 50,000 copies of the album and had to quickly produce more to meet the demands (Erlewine). When all was said and done, the album had become triple platinum (Erlewine).
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that the weak U.S. dollar kept domestic vacationers closer to home, boosting theme park revenue while growth in the company's film studios and media networks also helped push second-quarter net profit 22 percent higher. Disney said it earned $1.13 billion, or 58 cents per share, in the quarter ended March 29, compared with $931 million, or 44 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue for the period grew 10 percent to $8.71 billion. Analysts expected earnings of 51 cents per share on $8.47 billion in revenue, according to Thomson Financial. Disney shares jumped 84 cents, or 2.5 percent, to $34.57 in after-hours trading.
The Falkands Factor ●Thatcher's popularity rose to 52% ● Similar to Churchill when WW2 win boosted morale ● Showed off Thatcher's leadership skills ● Restored public's faith in her Freddie Holley In conclusion the main factor in Thatcher’s 1983 victory was the ‘Falklands factor’ as it boosted her popularity which would have eventually got her more votes in the election. However, some may say that Labour weaknesses was the most important factor, some even went as far as saying that the Conservatives “won by default”. Economic Solutions ● Reduced income tax ● Inflation fell from 19% in 1979 to 5% in 1983 ● Caused rise in public spending ● Helped tackle budget deficit ● However it only affected the wealthiest people in the country and most people's Bills stayed the same or even rose ● Caused unemployment rates to rise Social Solutions ● Tough on crime ● Criminals became scared to commit crimes as punishments were severe so the streets were Much safer for the public ● Under Thatcher, prison population in Britain rose by around 1 million ● Crime rates went down ● Very high costs ( links to Economic factor) ● Pleased most of the public, but did cause riots around the country Labour Weaknesses ● “Longest suicide note in history” - a comment about Labour's manifesto ● Manifesto was poor, it included plans to: - withdraw from the EEC - renationalise BT, British
Main factors that contributed to this trend are the increased smoking bans and consumers’ perception of moist smokeless tobacco as less risky than cigarettes for health. In 1997-1998 UST was one of the most profitable US companies with a five-year return on capital of 92.1% that was about 20% higher than the 2nd ranked firm. Financial figures for the 11-year period from 1988 to 1998 show a continuous increase in sales, earnings and cash flow with CAGR of 9%, 11% and 12% respectively (HBR 2001). To have a deeper insight in UST business risks and assessment, SWOT analysis (McGee et al. 2010) is provided below.
For example, the referendum held under Labour PM Harold Wilson in 1975 on European Communities membership was partly held due to the split within the Labour party and the cabinet over this issue. Many key Labour politicians were against continued membership of the EU, including Tony Benn and Michael Foot. Finally, a referendum was used by the current government to settle the coalition agreement between Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties – in 2011 a referendum was held on whether to institute Alternative Voting in future general elections, to which the voters responded ‘no’ overall. This referendum served the political purpose to give the Liberal Democrats a chance to fulfill a part of their manifesto, while under the Conservative’s
Nick Bennett AP US “Factions” DBQ After the American Revolution America struggled in ideas, compensation in debt, and compromising of ideas. The differences that many expressed made the division of government into two political parties inevitable. President George Washington warned that creating political parties would divide the American people apart. Despite his warning, two political parties arose from the different opinions expressed throughout politics. Hamilton and Jefferson’s plans differed opinionated, economically, and politically.
His reform included different aspect; such as political, social and economic. He also appointed Peter Stolypin as the prime minister to stabilize the country. Nicholas II had tried his best to regain people’s support and stop the revolution tide through the reforms however resentment of his wife and her involvement with the mystical Rasputin was widespread and did little to regain the peoples trust. Also the state of the country during World War One left a lot to be desired and created a lot of dissatisfaction amongst the Russian people. The personality of Nicholas II contributed to his downfall in 1917.
He required that his subjects “loan him the equivalent of five subsidies” and although it was “opposed by significant numbers in the localities,” the taxation still occurred as the government had “employed all its powers to eliminate resistance”. Moreover, the Forced Loan only happened as a result of Charles dismissing the 1626 Parliament, forfeiting his opportunity of obtaining further grants for his wartime expenditure. Parliament had already been antagonised by Charles’ decision to dismiss them and now that Charles was forcing taxation on others in order to fund his wartime expenditure, due to disastrous foreign policy which Parliament largely disagreed with, it is clear that the Forced Loan had worsened relations greatly. In addition to this, the financing of foreign policy also affected the relationship between Crown and Parliament. As stated previously, the Forced Loan existed to fund England’s wars considering that Parliament was reluctant to grant Charles further subsidies.