Youtube subtitles download by mo.dbxdb.com
on behalf of her majesty
Queen Elizabeth second and loyal subjects we bring to you
the students Georgetown day school
British political history convince
the uniting have the United Kingdom
the British Isles of 3,000 miles east of America
you'll find them happy floating in the Atlantic a safe distance if 21 miles
from France
the making and the modern British state
can be traced all the way back to 1066 but back
then the axis of evil was the moments gentleman's
job live close the normals take bus Jul
lead with the Nolans and chief bad guy was william
normandy he invaded Britain in 1066
Concord everything in sight and imposed his rule throughout the aisles
as the centuries past the descendants have wicked willie
to diplomatic steps to unite all parts of the British Isles into one nation
as a result in the 16th century
there is axis Union lead to us English people
been stuck permanently with the Welsh in the 18th century
we got stuck permanently with the Scots and in the nineteenth century
we also got stuck with the Irish but as the Irish turned out to be a bit of a
problem
we didn't wanna be stuck with them permanently so in 1922
we got rid of most violent and just get the most northern six counties
in other words Northern Ireland to ourselves so that's how we became ass
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland the land at the English
wells Scott's an Irish was some the Irish anyway
up from Magna Carta
and many Pankhurst
britain is a parliamentary democracy and the roots about parliamentary democracy
got all the way back to make the carter now it's widely believed that Magna
Carta was a distant relative
American President Jimmy Carter no
true the Magna Carta was an English charter issued in 1215
for the first time ever it gave rights too few to landowners
for and curtailed the powers the monarchy
for in the centuries that followed
the landowners gradually secured more and more rights themselves
including the right supplant from the lawmaking body called parliament
I'm in 1832
the Reform Act expanded voting rights to include not just the landowners
but also some at the middle class that left one group of individuals
still totally disenfranchised and you guessed the
that was winning me shipping
but thanks to the efforts of the first ever women's liberation history
the 10 nly Annaly Pankhurst woman were finally given the vote in 1928
Brits will always remember Magna Carta
and Emily Pankhurst they help to define modern British democracy
government of the people for the people by the people
British style
in Britain ap government is called her Majesty's Government
but the truth of the matter is it's not her majesty's government at all
in fact the poor woman doesn't have a say in anything
mojo spoon unknown like to lose
the British people thanks said
to understand how British government actually works you have to understand
how a parliament works
there are two Houses of Parliament there's the
upper house which is called the house applauds no need to worry about that
its full a boring old farts who inherited or pointed to their positions
in the Lord's
like missus thatcher son mark for example that's why the Lords have little
say in anything whatsoever
the real parent Britain lies in the lower house which is known as the House
of Commons
there are 650 members at the house of commons
otherwise known as in peace never elected by the British people
elections are held at a maximun
every five years and come election day
britain's in 646 areas of the country
go to vote for their favorite political person
so who are the main political parties am
well there's the Conservative Party there a little right-wing
there's the Liberal Democrat Party
they're a bit more left-wing than the Conservatives and then there's the
Labour Party
they're a bit more left-wing then the Liberal Democrat Party after election
day
the leader of the party with the biggest number ever elected MP's
becomes the prime minister
the clean puts his cabinet together and he may start to govern
it's as simple as that
Great Britain's the political ones anyway
there have been many great britain's over the years but there are three
any self-respecting comparative politics student should know about
first there's winston churchill he became british Prime Minister in 1940
and was one of the most inspirational leaders in history churchill
is famous for his to think a victory salute after the end of the second world
war
and also actually keeping the two finger salute to Hitler Mussolini
juvenile unfortunately the British public gave churchill there
and two-finger salute by voting him and his Conservative Party
out of office in 1945 good
next this margaret thatcher she became the first-ever woman Prime Minister
and 13 consecutive elections in 1979
the in 1983 in
and in 1987 the
margaret thatcher is most times in Britain for reducing the role of
government in the lives of people
setting often privatizing many Britons state-owned assets
and encouraging business
outside Britain missus that she was known for her tough stance on foreign
policy
hence a nickname that the iron lady. and the cuddling up to american president
ronald reagan
at every opportunity and finally this Tony Blair
Tony Blair became Prime Minister in 1997
and apart from his bad British teeth will be remembered for two things
the firstly he created new labor
a party in the government that would maintain the British welfare state
but would also encourage him from my business the
and secondly he cuddled up to american president george bush
every opportunity including have the sample
Kusum as Britain's love animals it won't surprise you to none
is the church was known as the British ball drop
margaret thatcher was known as Attila the him and Tony Blair was and is known
as George Bush's poodle
British government in terms of Georgetown day school
finally just to underscore your own standing in British politics
his how British government relates to the other venerable institution
Georgetown day school here at GDS
now Prime Minister is paid to brunch he runs the place
Chancellor of the Exchequer is Kate Lindsey she controls the money
Home Secretary is Kevin Barr he runs Home Affairs at the high school
foreign secretary is Barbara Bergman she controls all our foreign
and therefore College Relations
Secretary of Defense is Elaine school she protects GDS from any student who
really shouldn't be here
and as for the Queen well that's who I can bring
she's GDS through and through a great ambassador for the school
but she has absolutely no say in anything whatsoever
on behalf of her majesty queen elizabeth the second and humble subjects
we thank you for watching got side anyone who has the City AP comparative
politics Subtitles End: mo.dbxdb.com