Politics is a very emotive word and is used by different people to mean different things

His article “ The destruction of the public sphere’. .  This ideal of the public sphere has never been fully achieved by most accounts. As ethnic, gender, and class exclusions were removed through the 19th and 20th centuries, and the public sphere approached its ideal more closely, Habermas ‘s identifies a concurrent deformation of the public sphere through the advance of social welfare, the growth of culture industries, and the evolution of large private interests. Large newspapers devoted to profit, for example, turned the press into an agent of manipulation: "It became the gate through which privileged private interests invaded the public sphere.

The main issue in Ross Mckibbin’s article the destruction of the public sphere is how the new Conservative leader David Cameron is repositioning his party in the 'centre' of mainstream politics and reducing the 'clear blue water' between himself and Tony Blair. Another remarkable thing is the self-delusion of many in the Labour Party and beyond who think Gordon Brown, Blair's likely successor as Labour leader, will somehow signal a return to old welfare, socialist democratic Labourism. 

Gordon Brown, though alleged by the Conservatives to personify Old Labour, differs little in substance from Cameron. His, too, will be a businessman’s government – even if businessmen refuse to acknowledge it. His surprising decision to abandon the new corporate financial reporting rules shows how far he will go to assure businessmen that he is business friendly. And his fundamental order of priorities differs little from Cameron’s. He has always wanted to create an economic environment conducive to an American idea of business success: the aim of both major political parties in the last ten years. The way he has financed much of the country’s social infrastructure, via the PFI, could not be more business friendly. Bad for  the country, but unquestionably good for business (and lawyers, and consultants). 

As stated by Heywood (1999, p456) when politics are engaged as government, the government is perceived as the formal political machinery of the country as a whole, its institutions, laws, political policies and key figures .The issues above provide evident that predictions have been put forward that David Cameron would be at the forefront of a slightly lacking in knowledge in terms of business government .Gordon Brown also has advantage because of the fact that he has business experience. Gordon Brown experiences as chancellor give him a good chance of winning the elections. With Gordon being more business and financially orientated , this can help provide more insight into the kind of policies he would follow with his government .Gordon Brown as a government agent in the overall political organization of the country has passed a law in which to abandon the new corporate financial reporting rules regarding reinforcing that he is more moderately business enlightened and he is willing to establish a business friendly economy .The current central political institutions in UK , which is the labour party , has overtly shown a form of politics as a form of government by being authoritative in the sense of being able to decide for the country as a whole .The labour party has passed an a law and has issued a report to give  information on education within the country as a whole .

Both Gordon Brown and David cameron differs in their policy  .This article provide evident that Brown favours  capitalist economy  while Cameroon calls for a return to old welfare , socialist democratic labourism .As stated in the article Gordon Brown like Blair is obsessed with the American system of economy (Capitalist). So the above quote provides evidence that Brown want to adopt the capitalist system while Cameroon calls for a return to socialist.

David Cameron regarded capitalist economy as a system of virtual slavery, serving the narrow interests of a comparative handful of businessmen and capitalists, who, driven by insatiable greed and power lust, exist as parasites upon the labor of the masses.  This view of capitalism has not been the least bit shaken by the steady rise in the average standard of living that has taken place in the capitalist countries since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. The rise in the standard of living is not attributed to capitalism, but precisely to the infringements which have been made upon capitalism.

In addition, people have attributed to economic progress, labour unions and social legislation, and to what they consider to be improved personal ethics on the part of employers. By the same token, they tremble at the thought of unions not existing, of a society without minimum wage laws, maximum hour’s legislation, and child labor laws—at the thought of a society in which no legal obstacles stood in the way of employers pursuing their self-interest.

In the absence of such legislation, people believe, wage rates would return to the minimum subsistence level; women and children would labor once more in the mines; and the hours of work would be as long and as hard as it is possible for human beings to bear—all for the benefit of the capitalists, precisely as Marx maintained .

The other issue discussed by the article was the issue of decision making . The invollment of Britain in Iraq war provide evidence that the decision is only taken by one party .As stated in the article “the final reason to believe that much will change under brown is the institutional decay of the labour party .Most of labour institutions, like the national executive or the annual conference are mere shells. The cabinet meets only to be told what government policy is.    

The above essay shows that the Government has a broad remit into our lives and the others around us. It affects business through taxes and caps and it affects our careers with a large majority of us being employed by the public sector. United Kingdom government is based on politics and the policies of the group that voted them into power.

Politics is the means to creating a more organized and peaceful society, by providing methods to resolve conflict that naturally occurs in society. From this, politics also endeavours to further society to perfection and to create an absolute harmony between the ruling body and the populace. It thus aims to replace violence and prevent us from returning to chaos. Authority and order are the underlying features of politics and ensures its enforceability. Power underscores its very existence; it is necessary for politics exist. Without authority, politics simply is not feasible. The most visible and widely accepted example of politics is the workings of the governmental institutions. However, although at first glance one may not be aware of it, politics in its various forms is present wherever and whenever humans form a community. Returning to the writings and beliefs of Aristotle, politics is an intrinsic feature of mankind. So I will conclude by stating that the main issue in Ross Mckibbin’s article the destruction of the public sphere was how the new Conservative leader David Cameron was repositioning his party in the 'centre' of mainstream politics and reducing the 'clear blue water' between himself and Tony Blair. Another remarkable thing discussed by the article was the issue of return to old welfare.

Reference list .

Hague, R. Harrop, M. Breslin, S. (1992), Comparative Government and Politics: An Introduction.

Heywood, A. (1999), Political Theory: An Introduction.

 

The Republic”, Plato  (TR Des. Lee), Penguin, 1987.

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