Edexcel Government & Politics - Unit 2 Governing the UK (09/06/16)

I know!! They tried to put through lowering the voting age for the eu referendum but I don't know what house refused it but it failed terribly 🙃


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how would I answer this question? 'to what extent does parliament fulfill its functions?'

Well let's be honest, it's hardly in Conservative interests to encourage younger political participation as we all tend to be further to the left.


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wait I'm confused lol

if it says 'assess the significance' you talk about ones that have passed and why they were significant
the other side of the argument...you mention reforms that were not passed?

The 'Grand Committee' has stood , they've debated things a few times , its odd because scottish etc MPs can sit in the house but can't vote. The SNP amusingly ruined the first session by shouting out a lot.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/SNP/12095904/Scottish-MPs-react-with-fury-as-only-English-and-Welsh-MPs-are-allowed-to-vote-on-housing-bill.html

I just think if they're going to do it , it should be done properly.
Set up a separate building (ideally not in London) with MEPS (Members of English parliament). The SNP were mocking the fact that MPs are elected as the legislature for the United Kingdom , yet are being denied this right. I can't remember a referendum on 'English Devolution' can you?

what it does however show you is that Cameron doesn't give that much of a **** about the EU referendum - if he was desperate for a remain win, the Tories would support lowering the voting age as younger people tend to favour remain.

just didnt want to set a precedent.

Especially now that Cameron recently announced he isn't serving a third term (he's a lame duck) and so isn't gonna receive the same respect either as well as the eu, politicans may be thinking into the future and supporting members like borris


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lel boris

if there is a brexit Cameron won't survive a year, but I don't think Boris will be the new leader.

neither will Osborne or May unless the Tories are hoping for political suicide

Let's face it if we vote leave Cameron will have no choice but to resign! It will have to be someone on the brexit side in his cabinet then...none of which I think would be fit to be a pm but time will tell


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Does one have to learn all four topics for this unit? Or can one get away with two or three, like Unit 1?

3 is the safe number, 2 is too risky.

I imagine there would be a cabinet reshuffle as well - we'll see, anyway, they may keep Cameron since he generally polls more favourably than Corbyn.

Really?! I wouldn't have thought that that is a surprise


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I imagine there would be a cabinet reshuffle as well - we'll see, anyway, they may keep Cameron since he generally polls more favourably than Corbyn.

Especially now that Cameron recently announced he isn't serving a third term (he's a lame duck) and so isn't gonna receive the same respect either as well as the eu, politicans may be thinking into the future and supporting members like borris

It's an interesting one but I can't help but think that Cameron will be overthrown if the Leave vote wins by any margin. It was always going to be a tough decision but the referendum is merely to appease backbenchers in the Tory Party that their calls are being listened to. Although I support remain and rightly so, you can't help but see a sense of anxiousness and desperation in Cameron's pleas although I do agree that leaving the EU would cost us quite a fair bit.

The 'lame duck' expression does keep reminding me of what Tony Blair did in 2004 saying he 'would serve a full third term but not a fourth'. From then on, he was severely weakened and under pressure by the rebels/Brownites to release a timetable of his departure. He left not out of desire but unable to cope with colleagues who were bent on getting rid of him day in and day out. I only fear that this will be remarkably similar with David Cameron in the near future as the Conservative civil war deepens to new levels...
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Is it that much of a surprise tho? What notable thing has Corbyn done since becoming leader beside attracting members to the Labour Party (which doesn't attract voters from the Tories)?

I personally think he's a great MP, bad leader. Labour seems to have a hard on for weak leaders...

I agree, it's definitely not influencing his position in a positive way...with the conservatives it's undoubtably that there will eventually be a civil war however will the media promote it to the extent as the apparent labour civil war? Probably not

I also can't wait to see what happens to ukip after the Eu result - will they grow like the snp or fade to a slow death?


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I think Cameron's done for after this if there's a Brexit. But in fairness, I would rather him stay on as PM than bring in Theresa May or George Osborne, for example. Although it doesn't really matter, considering that Cameron will step down prior to the 2020 election and one of them will likely become leader and stand a good chance of winning, unless Labour pieces themselves together and produces an actual opposition or some other party springs to the top. (Let's go Green Party 2020! 'm joking)

Tbh the main reason I'm against Brexit is the prospect of a Boris led Tory party. He has more chance of winning than Corbyn does with Labour and I wouldn't want to live in England under Boris rule for 5 years