According to the Boston Globe newspaper, the conservative critics of President Obama's stimulus plan have homed in on FDR's New Deal as part of their critical attack. The main thrust of the criticism - which should be familiar to all GCSE students - is that the New Deal didn't work, since it didn't really solve unemployment. For the conservative critics of today, that's as good a reason as any to condemn Obama's FDR style spending plans. But, says columnist Scott Lehigh, the criticism is deliberately warped, using unemployment figures in a misleading way; the New Deal was a success, he says - and three election victories goes to prove it. Click on the link above to read the whole article.
Wednesday 18 February 2009
The New Deal - Still Controversial
According to the Boston Globe newspaper, the conservative critics of President Obama's stimulus plan have homed in on FDR's New Deal as part of their critical attack. The main thrust of the criticism - which should be familiar to all GCSE students - is that the New Deal didn't work, since it didn't really solve unemployment. For the conservative critics of today, that's as good a reason as any to condemn Obama's FDR style spending plans. But, says columnist Scott Lehigh, the criticism is deliberately warped, using unemployment figures in a misleading way; the New Deal was a success, he says - and three election victories goes to prove it. Click on the link above to read the whole article.
Monday 9 February 2009
Cold War Books
As Year 10 start on the topic of the Cold War, here are one or two books that are worth reading to really get acquainted with this extraordinary period of recent history.
Historian Gaddis has produced a very readable, fast paced account of all aspects of the Cold War, from the end of World War 2 to the end of the Soviet empire.
Martin Walker is a journalist who brings his journalistic training to produce another, gripping read about the Cold War. Both the Gaddis and Walker books are almost like novels in their approach.
The book that accompanied the CNN video series which we use in lessons - the hardback version contains a range of excellent photos as well.
Historian Gaddis has produced a very readable, fast paced account of all aspects of the Cold War, from the end of World War 2 to the end of the Soviet empire.
Martin Walker is a journalist who brings his journalistic training to produce another, gripping read about the Cold War. Both the Gaddis and Walker books are almost like novels in their approach.
The book that accompanied the CNN video series which we use in lessons - the hardback version contains a range of excellent photos as well.
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