Charlotte Clarke

 Who regulates power? Following on from the Glorious Revolution the monarch has a lesser role in government. The Prime Minister ultimately controls the government. If the government does something unconstitutional the courts have no power except to advise the government to change their actions. In the U.K parliament sovereignty is in place. This means that the legislative body (parliament) has supreme power and has more power than the executive and judicial branches laid out in the constitution. The UK parliament operates under a bicameral system meaning there are two houses of parliament. These two houses are the commons and the lords. The House of Commons are tasked with approving new laws as well as reviewing taxes. They are also responsible for holding the government to account although this usually falls into the list of The Opposition responsibilities. The Commons will also debate the day's issues. The role of the Lords differs in that they can challenge work undertaken by th...

 When did posing in front of derelict sites become an aesthetic? Or dressing in a certain way so that you can appear humble? These acts do nothing but to signal to those living on or below the poverty line that many people in the UK lack basic self awareness and are dripping in privilege. Poverty is not an experience or a spectacle. Run down estates, neglected by their respective councils are not a fashion and not having enough money to eat a balanced diet each week is not a trend.  Definitions of poverty have developed over time and the findings of social scientists such as Booth indicated that there was a strong link between poverty and ill health and that the poor were not to be blamed for their situations. Booth's findings reflect his own interpretation of poverty and his descriptions of poor people being vicious, semi criminal delinquents is representative of the period and bias within society in which the research was carried out however this stereotype has lived on and ...