To what extent have the parties in coalition remained committed to their traditional principles? The formation of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in 2010 has affected each party’s commitment to their traditional principles which would remain intact in a single-party government. However‚ the two parties have generally reached sensible compromises through peaceful negotiations to stay relatively attached to their traditional principles. The Conservative party has largely
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e LHow far has the coalition government forced the Conversatives and the Liberal Democrats to revise their traditional ideological stances? Before the coalition‚ the Lib Dems were seen as a left-wing party‚ and the Conversatives‚ a right-wing party. However under the coalition government both parties have had to make compromises in order for the coalition to work. I am going to talk about to what extent both parties have had to revise their traditional ideologies. Both parties believe that by being
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The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. The Prime Minister exercises the executive power on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen appoints as Prime Minister the leader of the party that wins the parliamentary elections. The British Parliament is divided into two institutions: the House of Lords – the upper house – and the House of Commons – the lower house. Elections for parliamentary seats only concern members of the House of Commons and are held in each of the 650 territorial constituencies
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parties‚ the Democrats and Republicans. However‚ in recent decades‚ we have seen the emergence of two distinct ideological identities in both the UK‚ and US. Liberalism has emerged – a belief that the federal government should have an active role in protecting the vulnerable and guaranteeing rights‚ and Conservatism‚ a belief that the government should be restricted in order for the individual to achieve their potential. However‚ the extent to which the Democrats and Liberal Democrats‚ supposedly
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and the opposition for example on 29th February 2012‚ Ed Miliband criticised the coalition government on the subject of the NHS reforms when he reported that Nick Clegg ’s support of the reform varied depending on the "day of the week" as the Liberal Democrats had allegedly sent out different messages about the Health and Social Care Bill for England. However MPs of the government have been known to scrutinise their own party leader‚ especially if they are not content with the work in their constituency
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has moved across the international stage and has served as a Royal Marine and an intelligence officer in MI6 before becoming apart of the Parlaiment. In the year of 1988 Paddy Ashdown shifted to become the very first leader of the newly formed Liberal Democrat party. Soon after leaving the Parlaiment Mr. Ashdown served as the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina‚ a country in Southeastern Europe. Paddy Ashdown expresses his opinion about the world and believes that as individuals‚ we are
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parliament in the House of Commons)‚ which meant that the Conservatives would be unable to have the majority of votes‚ to pass laws etc‚ without the support of other parties. In this case‚ the support came in the form of a formal coalition‚ with the Liberal Democrats. This being the first time Britain has had a coalition government in seventy years. This situation could said to be in accordance with what Crick asserted‚ that politics‚ ‘ideally draws all these groups into each other‚ so that each individually
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is David Cameron‚ Labour‚ whose party leader was Gordon Brown and the Liberal Democrats‚ whose party leader was and still is Nick Clegg. The party with the highest share of seats were the Conservatives‚ who achieved 307 seats out of a possible 650. The party with the next highest share was Labour who achieved 258 seats‚ and although opinion polls such as Ipsos MORI and YouGov predicted a much higher share‚ the Liberal Democrats actually dropped five seats and only ended up with a total of 57 seats
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it allows the Prime Minister to exercise his powers more efficiently‚ which would undoubtedly be very helpful when wanting to pass new laws. Cameron in turn‚ should expect to enjoy less power as he had to form a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats‚ in order to achieve a majority. This would mean that the likes of the Prime Minister would in many situations have to be compromised. Another essential factor which would influence the degree of Prime Ministerial power is the unity of the ruling
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£100‚000 and £150‚000 for various office expenses (staff costs‚ postage‚ travelling‚ etc.) and‚ in the case of non-London Members‚ for the costs of maintaining a home in the capital. 3) 1. HM Government 56% Conservative Party Liberal Democrats 2. HM Most Loyal Opposition 39% Labour Party 3. Other Opposition 5% 4) The Speaker of the House of Commons chairs debates in the Commons chamber. The holder of this office is an MP who has been elected to be Speaker by other Members
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