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Environmental Politics (a) The extract explains that "the environment began to move up the political agenda in the latter part of the 1980's" and that this is due to a combination of factors. Thatcher's government paid little attention to environmental issues until it was forced to when events such as the nuclear power accident at Chernobyl in 1986 occurred rousing public interest and meaning that the government had to be seen to care about the environment even if it conflicted with its neo-liberal ideas. International initiatives were also being put into place meaning that the government was under further pressure to take similar steps. The extract describes how the environment became a key issue not because the Conservative party suddenly became concerned but because it was forced to take an interest by international institutions and as public concern grew about issues such as global warming. (b) Although both the Labour and Conservative...

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