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Writing A Paragraph: The University Library

The document provides an example of a well-written paragraph from a politics essay that analyzes ideological convergence between New Labour and the Conservatives. The paragraph sets out its main idea that both parties maintained a focus on the notion of "no rights without responsibilities." It then provides evidence from secondary sources and primary sources to explain, build upon, and illustrate this main point. The paragraph synthesizes literature and speeches to show how both parties emphasized individual responsibility and rights bestowed by the state in a similar way when discussing crime and welfare.

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Writing A Paragraph: The University Library

The document provides an example of a well-written paragraph from a politics essay that analyzes ideological convergence between New Labour and the Conservatives. The paragraph sets out its main idea that both parties maintained a focus on the notion of "no rights without responsibilities." It then provides evidence from secondary sources and primary sources to explain, build upon, and illustrate this main point. The paragraph synthesizes literature and speeches to show how both parties emphasized individual responsibility and rights bestowed by the state in a similar way when discussing crime and welfare.

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SKILLS@LIBRARY ONLINE

THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY RESOURCES

WRITING A PARAGRAPH

Essay title: Has ideological convergence occurred in contemporary British


politics? Assessing the extent of Cameron’s Conservatives’ accommodation
with New Labour’s Third Way.

EXAMPLE

Focus on the notion of ‘no rights without responsibilities’ was maintained throughout New
Labour’s time in office, and advocates of ideological convergence have highlighted supposed
Conservative engagement with this value. Just as New Labour began to emphasise the importance
of individual responsibility, the Conservative Party ventured from traditional territory by articulating
the importance of citizen rights bestowed by the state. As Driver (2009, p.92) highlights, Blair
announced a tough stance on crime and its social causes, and Cameron mirrored this by
articulating the necessity of rehabilitating criminals and ameliorating the societal causes of criminal
activity, emphasising the need to focus on the ‘context’ behind crime (Cameron, 2008b). Continuity
regarding rights and responsibilities is also evident between New Labour welfare programmes
and welfare reform under the Conservative-led coalition. Prabhakar argues that convergence
can be seen between the two parties as the coalition’s Universal Credit scheme extends New
Labour’s emphasis on “work as the best route out of poverty”, and reinforces that citizens have
a duty to take up paid employment (2011, p.32). Universal Credit thus continues New Labour’s
‘responsibility’ narrative, by accentuating what individuals “are capable of doing rather than
highlighting the ways in which they are incapable of working” (Prabhakar, 2011, p.32).

EXAMPLE BROKEN DOWN WITH COMMENTS ON PAGE 2 AND 3

Example paragraph taken from a first class


third year Politics essay
SKILLS@LIBRARY ONLINE
THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY RESOURCES

BROKEN DOWN EXAMPLE COMMENTS

Focus on the notion of ‘no rights without Student set out the main idea of this
responsibilities’ was maintained throughout paragraph. Everything else in this paragraph
New Labour’s time in office, and advocates should now explain, evidence and build upon
of ideological convergence have highlighted this.
supposed Conservative engagement with this
value.

Just as New Labour began to emphasise the Student adds further explanation to their main
importance of individual responsibility, the idea.
Conservative Party ventured from traditional
territory by articulating the importance of
citizen rights bestowed by the state.

As Driver (2009, p.92) highlights, Blair Student synthesises secondary literature


announced a tough stance on crime and its (Driver-a book about Blair) and primary
social causes, and Cameron mirrored this evidence (Cameron- a speech from David
by articulating the necessity of rehabilitating Cameron) to provide evidence to support the
criminals and ameliorating the societal causes main point of the paragraph.
of criminal activity, emphasising the need to
focus on the ‘context’ behind crime (Cameron,
2008b).

Continuity regarding rights and responsibilities Student adds further evidence to illustrate
is also evident between New Labour welfare their main point.
programmes and welfare reform under the
Conservative-led coalition. Prabhakar argues
that convergence can be seen between the
two parties as the coalition’s Universal Credit
scheme extends New Labour’s emphasis on
“work as the best route out of poverty”, and
reinforces that citizens have a duty to take up
paid employment (2011, p.32).

Example paragraph taken from a first class


third year Politics essay
SKILLS@LIBRARY ONLINE
THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY RESOURCES

Universal Credit thus continues New Labour’s In the last sentence the student shows the
‘responsibility’ narrative, by accentuating significance of the evidence they have just
what individuals “are capable of doing rather discussed. The ending could have been
than highlighting the ways in which they are made stronger if they had also shown the
incapable of working” (Prabhakar, 2011, significance of the paragraph to their overall
p.32). argument or linked to the next paragraph.

Example paragraph taken from a first class


third year Politics essay

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