POLS 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: William Iv Of The United Kingdom, Hung Parliament, Special Relationship
26 Aug 2016
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Forced britain to adopt the human rights act in 1998 c. ii. Lay out equivalent of a bill of rights: philosophy and policy, more interventionist and liberal than the usa from 1945-79 under the postwar. An informal agreement between labour and conservatives where any new legislation passed by a labour government would not be dismantled by a. 1979 blamed the postwar consensus for britain"s relative economic decline compared to germany and france b. ii. The winter of discontent with national strikes brought down the labour government and contributed to thatcher"s win b. iii. Cut the size of government and increased defense spending b. iv. Reemphasized the special relationship between the usa and uk. Forged during wwi and especially during wwii, it was also apparent during the. Wars in iraq (1990s and 10 years ago). b. v. had a close relationship with reagan reinforced by language and cultural ties: tony blair (1997-2007) c. i.
