03-02-2026

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The Poll Tax - the Poll Tax (aka. “community charge”, Duke and dustman example) was a policy by Margaret Thatcher was intended to replace the pre-existing housing tax based upon size with a flat fee for everyone. This policy was unsupported by the cabinet, MPs, and public. It was heavily biased since it benefited the rich, harmed the poor. It led to 3 of Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet members resigning, and ultimately her downfall.
The Iraq War - the Iraq War was a war alongside America in which they invaded Iraq under the guides of WMDs (Weapons of Mass Destruction). The evidence was very weak and the MI5/6 were swayed in their writing due to political pressure. Tony Blair’s decision was unsupported by the cabinet - esp. since they were not informed in decision making and usually lagged behind, and the public did not support it as shown by massive protests (1m+). However, he was re-elected after making this decision. SOFA GOVERNMENT
The 2017 Snap Election - the 2017 Snap Election was called since Theresa May was unable to pass any of her Brexit deals through Parliament, and was done in hopes of gaining MPs to have a better chance at passing her deal. This worked inversely and lost her MPs, making it effectively impossible to pass any deal. This led to her downfall. DEMONSTRATION OF WEAK PM
Protest votes, leaks
A code of order expected to be followed by all ministers. If broken, ministers are expected to resign.
Private Member Bills - MP
Matt Hancock (affair during covid, broke his own laws), Angela Reiner (didn’t pay the right council tax)
Into the Iraq War(?)