To what extent has New Labour abandoned traditional Labour values?
To what extent has New Labour abandoned traditional Labour values? After decades of consistent defeat, the Labour party sought the need for change in the early 1980s. Although Labour started to change under the leadership of Neil Kinnock in 1983, it wasn't until 1990 that Peter Mandelson, then the party's director of communications, was able to claim that "we have now effectively completed the building of the new model party". And it wasn't until 1994 when Tony Blair was chosen to lead the Labour party that the "New Labour" project was introduced. The introduction of New Labour was aimed at getting rid of the "party of the past" image that Labour had earned to itself and also to evolve into an electable party. For this to happen, radical policy changes needed to be made. In Blair's view, "Labour needed a quantum leap to become a serious party of government again". There were however, significant constraints on the way to achieving drastic changes. An attempt to modernise the Party was in need to change policies which were formulated based on values which the party was actually based and founded upon. The changes that were proposed by Tony Blair and those who shared his views were in clear contrast with the Socialist ideology on which the Labour Party had originated from. The proposed changes also sought to prevent the Trade Unions- another main source of the Party's
Suggest and justify any changes that each of your businesses could make to enable them to meet their aims and objectives more effectively
Suggest and justify any changes that each of your businesses could make to enable them to meet their aims and objectives more effectively Manchester Airport Manchester airport is the 3rd largest airport in the UK. They are always looking for new ways in which they can achieve this. One of their main objectives is to reduce costs to airlines. They could achieve this by incorporating new leisure facilities into the airport, e.g. cinema and bowling alley. This could help them achieve the objective as they would be making profit from the new facilities and so could lower the rent prices to the airlines, this could also help because more airlines would want to set up in Manchester airport due to lower renting cost, so the airport will have more customers, however the airport would have to spend money on building/creating space to build the new facilities. This would mean that the airport would loose money until the facilities have been built and are running and are making sufficient profits. As this would mean money loss, the airport could find another way of making money as it is being built. They could charge retailer more, this would mean taking a higher percentage of the retailer's profits. This would mean the airport would make more money but the retailers would make a decrease in profits. This could also cause retailers not wanting to set up in Manchester Airport as the
For this task I am going to compare three different types of loans which are provided by Halifax, NatWest and Alliance and Leicester. I have chosen to get a loan from these banks because they are reliable.
For this task I am going to compare three different types of loans which are provided by Halifax, NatWest and Alliance and Leicester. I have chosen to get a loan from these banks because they are reliable. Halifax Personal Loan Whether you're thinking of changing your car, making some home improvements or looking to simplify your finances into one manageable monthly payment, applying for a Halifax Personal Loan is quick and easy. Plus, you don't have to make any repayments for the first three months! Rate of Interest: 6.4% typical APR for loan over £7,000 Alliance and Leicester Personal Loan Alliance and Leicester lets you borrow an amount of money between £5,000 -£20000 with an interest rate of 6.1%. It also lets you take loans for up to 5 years with low, fixed monthly payments. NatWest Personal Loan NatWest offer a selection of loan products tailored to meet our customers' varying needs. So, whether you're looking to buy a new car or conservatory, need a financial boost during your studies or require a helping hand as a graduate, they're there to help. Their rate for fixed-rate personal loans of £10,000 or more is just 7.4% APR typical. I have chosen to take up a loan from Alliance and Leicester because they have the lowest interest rate of the three, which means I won't have to pay as much interest as I would to NatWest or Halifax. By choosing Alliance and
Business Case Study - Hormaz
Business case study Hozmallo Pumps Hozmallo Pumps is a private limited company located in India, that manufactures and distributes high quality (producer good) water pumps for buildings all around the country. Cyrus Polpet started the company 71 years ago, but now his son, Armand is taking over as CEO. Since the last 2 years, sales of the business have been rapidly decreasing resulting in very low profits (fig. 1.1) mainly due to the soaring inflation in India. Furthermore, the financial strength of Hozmallo Pumps has not been good. After calculating, the Current ratio of the business is 0.98. Armand found his fathers Budgets for the business (fig. 1.2). Many other problems have occurred in the business too over the last 2 years. Young and ambitious, Armand has set certain goals for the future to improve Hozmallo Pumps: > Reduce costs > Increase profits > Spread risk of the business > Increase market share > Expand into new countries Fig. 1.1 Armand wants to purchase the new 'Pumpmaster 3000' to reduce costs and increase output, but is finding it difficult to pull out $5,500 from the business. Also, he wants to expand the business operations into the middle-eastern market. Armand found that Oman would be a good country to expand into for various reasons after carrying out market research. Data collected: * Many clients willing to buy product * Competitive
Digital Security Within the Workplace
Digital security within the workplace If you don't want anyone to hack into your computer you are better off being protected by adding a password to protect your files. Files can easily be accessed by anyone and this could lead to your files getting deleted, important files can get hacked into and may result in you not accessing them again. Security is really important this doesn't matter were it could be at home or work, your computer or laptop should always be protected. Data misuse and unauthorised transfer or copying Data misuse falls into the category of accessing someone else's computer System with intentions to commit an offence such as stealing data, without their permission. Unauthorized copying occurs when the exclusive right to reproduce protected work is violated, which is generally when a copy is made from a protected file of work without the copyright owner's permission. The computer Misuse Act doesn't allow somebody else to access a computer by using someone else's identification. Other things include changing, copying, deleting or moving a programme. You cannot also run a program or obtain any data even though it's not for personal gain. Hacking to someone else's account through their password is also listed in the Computer Misuse Act. To avoid such circumstances you can password protect your files and folders so the only person who has access to them
Heat of Neutralisation - I am going to investigate the heat of neutralisation between acids and alkalis.
Heat of Neutralisation. I am going to investigate the heat of neutralisation between acids and alkalis. Prediction I predict that no matter what strong acid and alkali react together you will always get the same heat of neutralisation because the same reaction is always taking place. E.g. . HCl and NaOH 2. HNO3 and NaOH 3. NO3 and KOH . H++Cl¯+Na+ + OH¯ Na++Cl¯ + H2O H+ + OH¯ H2O 2. H+ + NO3¯+ Na++OH¯ Na+ + NO3¯+ H2O H+ + OH¯ H2O 3. H+ + NO3¯ + K+ + OH¯ K+ + NO3¯ + H2O H++ OH¯ H2O I am also going to react 2 weak acids (ethanoic acid and propanoic acid) with a strong alkali (sodium hydroxide.) I predict that the energy change i.e. the heat of neutralisation will not be same as before because with weak acids and alkalis some energy is required to fully ionise them. Heat of neutralisation is the heat change when an acid and an alkali react together to form 1 mole of water. Fair Test To ensure the investigation is made fair I will always use the same concentration of acid and alkali (1 mole.) The experiments will always be carried out at room temperature so the initial temperature is the same. I will also repeat the experiments to obtain good results, if the results vary in any way I will calculate the average. Apparatus Measuring Cylinders Pipettes Thermometers Polystyrene Cup Safety To ensure the experiments are carried
Analysis of "Seven Ages of Man" by William Shakespeare.
Seven Ages of Man By William Shakespeare. Seven Ages of man is a poem written by William Shakespeare. It's actually a speech given by one of his characters named Jacques in his play As You Like it. Jacques is a pessimistic character who the poet uses to portray the life of a man in seven different parts. The first line of the poem "All the worlds a stage is a metaphor in which the world is associated with a stage. It is also the central metaphor around which the entire poem revolves. The next few lines also use similar terminology related to theatre. The word "All" in the first line establishes universality and we are told that men everywhere go through the same phases of life. The next line "...Just like actors, men and women in this world are not free to do as they will and are directed and controlled by their destiny. And just like actors in a play, the people make their appearances and go away i.e. they are born into this world and die. Because Jacques looks more towards the negative, he mentions death as in "exit" first and then birth or "entrance". This is because he looks at life's negativities closely. And so, this man, a player who has probably made an entrance plays seven main parts in his life. These parts are referred to as acts as in the line "And one man in his time plays many parts. His act being seven ages." When the child is born, he is an infant who
Discuss the way Williams Presents the relationship between Blanche and Stanley explaining what you think is at stake in the conflict between them.
Name: Camille Reid Form: 6A Novel: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Instructions: Discuss the way Williams Presents the relationship between Blanche and Stanley explaining what you think is at stake in the conflict between them. Tennesse Williams is a brilliant playwright. He is the author of numerous well-known and excellent plays and his mastery of symbolism is obvious in the way he uses it to convey significant situations and qualities in his main characters. In A Streetcar Named Desire, two of his main characters, Blanche and Stanley, have conflicting personalities and it is in this particular play that his skill in the use of symbolism is most evident as he uses it to depict the relationship between the two, using many relevant symbols. In so doing, he manages to clearly identify to his audience what is at risk in the battle between Blanche and Stanley. This raises questions like who will win, how will he or she win and what will result from this victory or loss as the case may be. The imagery, which best describes the relationship between Blanche and Stanley is that of "the moth versus light", with Blanche being the moth and Stanley being the light. Williams achieves this effect by likening Blanche to a moth by constantly portraying her as being frail. For example, "her white clothes that suggest a moth" and "her delicate beauty must avoid strong light" are in the stage
Section 2-Marketing
Section 2 - Marketing To make a successful business we needed to complete a number of marketing tasks to research into price, place and promotion. The marketing director was Charlie, who with help from the team researched thoroughly into each of these three subjects. At first the group's idea for a business was to make magnets and sell them in school. Many other ideas were considered, including a football tournament, fair games in the hall and other plans. We were aiming at the target market of lower school, as we were going to sell the magnets on the premises. We thought that the younger students would prefer the product than the older ones, and so needed to plan the product to attract their attention. Also, our market research showed there was more females than males interested, shown in the chart. We decided upon this idea for a number of reasons, including that we could not get permission to use the hall for other events. Furthermore, magnets would be a lot cheaper to make - consequently we could hopefully make more money. We conducted a small amount of primary and secondary research, but probably should have completed more, although the research we used was relatively useful to help us target the product. Primary research is research conducted by the company itself, whereas secondary research is taken from another source that has completed it. The primary research we
child study visit
Date of Visit: 16th October 2006 Length of Visit: 2 hours and 40 minutes Place: Park People Present: Sam, Me Aim of Visit-Plan Today I am going to take Sam to the park, which is only about a 10 minute walk from her house. By doing this I should hopefully very easily be able to observe her gross motor skills as there will be a lot of apparatus there for her to play on that will enable her to use the large muscles in her body e.g-climbing frame etc. Whilst at the park I have also planned to play 'Simon says' with her by playing this game I will be able to observe some of her intellectual skills by seeing how she responds to instructions. Observations When Sam found out that we were going to the park she got really excited. As soon as we got there she immediately ran over to the swings and she needed me to start her off on the swing by pushing her once and then she used her legs to make her keep moving. After about two or three minutes she wanted to get off the swing and she asked me to get her off because the swing was a little bit high as her feet didn't touch the floor when she sat on it. She then wanted to go on the slide and ran straight over to it. When she was climbing up the ladder to the slide, another little girl came over to the slide and started climbing up the ladder iswell behind Sam (She looked younger than Sam and I don't think she was above 2 years old).
