Thatcher: the defining figure of DIVISIVE POLITICS

Margaret Thatcher was a woman of purpose and achievement, who set the tone of events and forcibly altered the trends of the time. She grabbed opportunity as it came, and created opportunity when it was needed. In the words of The Guardian editorial on her demise: “Whether you were for her or against her, Margaret Thatcher set the agenda for the past three and a half decades of British politics.

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Strengthening institutions and organizational capacity:

The principle duties of the Legislature

After the recent fiasco over the delay in providing Members of Parliament with bills they were supposed to discuss and vote on, I engaged in some study of practice here and in other countries, and also referred to relevant authorities. What became clear is that Sri Lanka has in essence taken away from Parliament its power over legislation,

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