UK Government Lurches to Right: Cameron's Cabinet Reshuffle Explained

September 06, 2012 from The Guardian

Tom Clark and Juliette Jowit explore the main themes of David Cameron's cabinet reshuffle and what impact they could have on the voting public. The changes reflect a move to the right and have strong implications for the environment, equality, and the Trident nuclear weapons program.

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David Cameron

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Cabinet reshuffle

In the parliamentary system a cabinet reshuffle or shuffle is an informal term for an event that occurs when a head of government rotates or changes the composition of ministers in their cabinet. Cabinet reshuffles happen for a variety of reasons. Periodically, smaller reshuff... Explore this topic

Expansion of London Heathrow Airport

The expansion of London Heathrow Airport involved the proposal by BAA Limited to build a third runway and a sixth terminal at Heathrow, north of the Bath Road. The plan was supported by businesses, the aviation industry, the British Chambers of Commerce, the Confederation of B... Explore this topic

UK Trident programme

The UK Trident programme encompasses the development, procurement and operation of the current generation of British nuclear weapons, and the means to deliver them. Trident itself is an operational system of four Vanguard-class submarines armed with Trident II D-5 ballistic mi... Explore this topic

UK Government

Her Majesty's Government, commonly referred to as HM Government, the British Government or the UK Government, is the central government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Government is led by the Prime Minister, who selects all the remaining Minis... Explore this topic

Jeremy Hunt

Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt, PC, MP is a British Conservative Party politician, who is the Secretary of State for Health, and the Member of Parliament for South West Surrey. Explore this topic

Boris Johnson

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson on Lontoon pormestari. Taustaltaan tämä brittiläinen konservatiivipuolueen poliitikko on toimittaja ja entinen The Spectatorin päätoimittaja. Lontoon johtoon hänet valittiin toukokuussa 2008. Johnson kävi yläluokkaista Eton Collegea ja Ballio... Explore this topic

Ed Miliband

Edward Samuel Miliband is a British Labour Party politician, currently the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition. He has been the Member of Parliament for Doncaster North since 2005 and served in the Cabinet from 2007 to 2010 under Prime Minister Gordon Brown... Explore this topic

United Kingdom

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Liberal Democrats (UK)

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