Created by Laura McKenna
over 10 years ago
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Financing local government
Revenue expenditure and how it's financed
Types of revenue grant
The evolution of council tax
Arguments for and against property-based tax
Arguments for and against people-based tax
Main sources of capital finance available to local authorities
Constitution
Components of the British Constitution
Key constitutional offices of the monarch
Actual prerogative powers (those exercised by the monarch)
Notional prerogative powers (those deferred to government)
Monarchy funding
The House of Commons
The role of MPs in relation to constituents
The role of MPs in relation to parliament
Party loyalty and the Whip system
The House of Lords
Who sits in the Lords?
Who are they?
Role of the House of Lords
Lords Speaker - Baroness D'Souza
More politicians?
Types of legislation
Role of the Commons Speaker
Local government decision making
Councillors' allowances and expenses
The role of local government officers - experts
The types of decision-making
Two types of executive management introduced by the Local Government Act 2000
Non-executive committees
Scrutiny committees
Types and levels of council decision
Local Education Authorities (LEAs)
School governors
Academy schools
Community schools
Free schools
The European Union
The main EU institutions
The Euorpean Commission
The European Parliament
The Council of Ministers
Qualified Majority Voting (QMV)
The European Court of Justice (ECJ)
European Council
Evolution of the Euro
The eurozone debt crisis
Separation of powers
Rule of law
Parliamentary sovereignty
Collective and ministerial responsibility
Listed buildings
Conservation areas
The NHS
How the NHS is funded
Restructuring of the NHS
Further restructuring of the NHS
Other recent controversies in the NHS
Complaints
The CQC
NHS Foundation Trusts
Further issues within the NHS
Devolution and Scottish independence
Major devolved powers of Scotland
Non-devolved powers in Scotland
What Scottish nationalists want
Arguments in favour of independence
Arguments against independence
The economy
The public sector
The private sector
Inflation
Deflation
Recession
Growth
The deficit
How did the banking crisis happen?
The banking crisis
GDP and GNP
Balance of Payments and Balance of Trade
Budget and The Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR)
Direct and Indirect taxes
Role of the treasury
Bank of England
Types of company
Contacts for business stories
Welfare services today
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Jobseeker's Allowance
Income Support
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
Universal Credit - the Coalition's welfare reform programme
Other benefits