Politics in the U.K Main contents General elections The political parties Recent political trends Current issue

General elections The importance who have the right to vote The time (4 occasions) regularly every 5 years during wars vote of no confidence the PM’s privilege The candidates’ qualification having right to vote deposit of 500 pounds

General Elections The process 1. set the date 2. distribute voting cards 3.electoral campaign(on TV &radio) 4.check and cast votes 5.counting votes 6. The result (deciding both MPs and the PM)

comparison General Elections in the U.K and The U.S similarities: both are general elections(Direct election) both will decide the future parliament and government differences: in the U.K you only need to vote once in the U.S you need to vote twice(for congressmen and for president) analysis of the recent presidential election in the U.S (Bush Vs. Gore)

Major political parties The Labour party based on trade unions represents middle&lower classes took power after WWII socialist(!) in nature political conception&policy: social equality social welfare nationalisation

Major political parties The conservative party Longer history Holding more traditional capitalist ideas Emphasis on private intersts Represents the upper&middle classes Fatherly obligation to the poor Policies:privatisation

Major political parties The liberal democratic party Sitting on the fence

Recent trends The collapse of Labour cabinet in 1979 the reason vote of no confidence in 1979 Mrs. Thatcher’s reform policiy:privatisation achievements:economy revived problems:unemployment