文档介绍：Chapter 14 Political Parties and Groups
Xiao Huiyun December, 2005
Main Parties
the Conservative Party
the Labour Party
the Liberal Demacrats
Other Parties
the Conservative Party
Scottish Conservatives
Welsh Conservatives
Conservatives in Northern Ireland
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Other smaller national parties
Green Party
life on Earth is under immense pressure, the environment around us is threatened with massive destruction
take responsibility to lead a healthy lifestyle for human being
Sinn Féin
seeks the establishment of a new Ireland
merge Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland
Ulster Unionist Party
nationalism remains a threat to the peaceful co-existence of the people of NI
remain Northern Republic of Ireland as part of the UK
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Other smaller national parties
Alliance Party
Cooperative party
Democratic Unionist Party
Liberal Party
Plaid Cymru
Scottish National Party
United Kingdom Unionist Party
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Uk Independence Party…
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Party in power
the Labour Party—in power
The 1997 election campaign saw the Tories in decline, the new Labour won
On 7 June 2001 Tony Blair led Labour to a second essive victory in a General Election, winning by another landslide
the Conservative Party—in opposition
The multi-party system
The multi-party system : as the title suggests, this is a system where more than two parties have some impact in a state’s political life
Within Westminster, the Tories and the Liberal Democrats provide a healthy political rivalry. Sartori defines a multi-party system as one where no party can guarantee an absolute majority
In theory, the Labour Party, regardless of its current parliamentary majority, could lose the next general election in Britain in 2006. .
The Conservative Party
Emerged in 1830s from the ‘Tory’ grouping in Parliament
Later 19th C. concerned with defending traditional institutions such as the monarchy, the aristocracy and the Empire
After 1918 constantly adapted