The Effect of the Three Consecutive General Elections on the Labour Party
During the 1980’s the conservative party was, without doubt, the
dominant party in England. They had overcome such opposition in the
form of trade unionists and their ideology was approved. The general
election of June 11, 1987 was the third victory in a row for Margaret
Thatcher and the Conservatives. She was the first leader since the
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool to win three successive
elections. However this was a major turning point in the conservative
party.
The Conservative government had survived the industrial disputes with
the mine workers (1984-85) and the print unions (1985-86), the 1986
Westland problems had been put aside with the loss of Michael
Heseltine and Leon Brittan and the economy was performing well.
However in the years 1987 – 1992 the conservatives had seem to forget
how they first came into power. Rather than keeping their feet on the
ground they understandably got a little bit secure of their position.
They became to big headed. During this period it allowed the labour
party to modernise and gave them yet more time to reflect on their
defeat and ways to improve, so in fact Conservatives third election
wins in a row was an advantage to the labour party. Though at the time
it appeared to be that the Conservatives were on the rise.
During the 1987 and 1993 elections the Conservative party became
victims to their own success, they began to believe their own hype.
They were so pre occupied with Europe and getting rid of the ‘wets’
that her style had almost become presidential. Also a rift began to
emerge in the pa...
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... a united party in power, so it was inevitable
that Conservatives and John Majors reign of power had come to an end
in the 1997 General elections. This was a landslide victory for Labour
and Conservatives were in disarray.
In conclusion between the years of 1987 and 1997 three general
elctions had taken place, despite Labour losing two of them, in the
long term it was the end of the Conservatives reign of power. They had
gone from a united strong powerful party to a split party with no
direction and under no guidance. This was due to them believing their
own hype and becoming overconfident and presidential. Labour had
realised the need for modernisation ad the Conservatives failed to
realise this, they thought their power trip would never end but it
did, to the hands of the charismatic Tony Blair on the 1st May 1997.
The conservative party has been in existence since the 1670s and was first called the ‘Tories’, a term used by the Scottish and Irish to describe a robber. This party is a right- wing party which believed in conserving the tradition and the king, as the name entails. David Cameron, the current party leader became the leader in 2005. He is also the present prime minister of Great Britain and he has made a lot of changes since he became the leader of the party. In this essay, I will talk about the history of the party, looking into detail at their gradual changes or transition in ideology and the various changes that David Cameron has made to the party’s image and beliefs.
In recent times the in the UK we have seen the more frequent use of
In the 1906 election, the number of seats won by Liberals increased from 184 to 377, in contrast the numbers of seats lost by the Conservatives went from 402 seats won in 1900 to 157 seats lost in the 1906 election, this represented the lowest number of seats held by a Conservative government since 1832. This dramatic reversal of constituencies held, is due to a number of reasons. An argument is that, due to some poor decisions made by the Conservative governments, they in fact contributed largely to the landslide result in the 1906 election. ‘They were in effect the architects to the own downfall.’
...therefore did not have a huge majority or popularity within the House of Commons, he was openly criticized by an increasingly hostile media as well as some of his own MPs indicating a lack of unity within his party which eventually lost him the general election by quite some margin.
said, it was the end of WW2 and the Labour Party had been elected for
hand had to defeat Pompey, and then get voted in by the people. He did this by gaining
of the Labour Party and the growth of the TUC and the emergence of the
Canada has been claimed to be a country of democracy and fairness, where majority rules and everyone gets a say. Though this is evident in some areas of Canada, in The House of Commons and in the political background it is not. Members of Parliament are not as powerful as they are said to be and due to party discipline, the amount of power they actually have is very limited. Party discipline has taken Members of Parliament and trained them to obey whatever the leader of the Party and their whips say, just like seals. There are several arguments supporting this issue, such as Members of Parliament are forced to vote in whatever way their Political Party wants them to, even if they do not agree with the decision. This is seen in plenty examples of Members of Parliament complaining about decisions made and not being informed about certain legislation. Another argument would be the contrast of power between the Prime Minister and Members of Parliament. The amount of power the Prime Minister and his or her leaders supresses Members of Parliament to do what they wants regardless of what power each Member of Parliament has. Also, Members of Parliament cannot make any significant change by themselves. There are many Members of Parliament that want to make personal changes in society, but cannot because party discipline makes sure they stay focused on the main party’s agenda. These arguments will prove that Members of Parliament are called to do what the parties ask and obey without hesitation. Party discipline has taken over democracy in the Political realm and has made Members of Parliament have no power or control over the decision made. Politics in Canada trains Members of Parliament to be seals.
The case can be argued in many ways and that is that there are too
Tony Blair's Approach to Power Since Labour came into power in 1997 Tony Blair has been criticised by some for being the 'son of Thatcher'. Many say that labour is now following the values and policies similar to that of a Tory government and in particular a Tory government lead by Margaret Thatcher. Before the time of Tony Blair and New Labour, the left wing party stood firm on one value and that was socialism. More on Labours old Values and policies The conservatives on the other hand have very different policies or not so different as some may argue. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher lead the conservative government from 1979-1990 and she made some very radical changes that have stuck.
Winston Smith was anxious and paranoid at the beginning but then soon after, he becomes confident in his ability in regards to overcoming the Party, even though he has continually predicted his own capture throughout the novel. In the passage, Winston Smith has the confidence to do anything, even go the hiding place with little to no hesitation. During the beginning of the novel, Winston is anxious about going to the hideout, but now he practically goes to the hiding place with small to no sort of hesitation whatsoever. Winston is proven to be a dynamic character, with the change in confidence.
The debate is often made that politics is rapidly becoming unpopular, unattractive and is ultimately shown to be out of favour with the masses, and this can be said to be reflected upon, and arguably due to, the traditional political parties in Great Britain. In order to receive a clearer picture of this shift in the political landscape the previously less mainstream parties must be entered into the discourse, and the changing behaviour of the voters in response to such movements must also be addressed. The case will be argued that the decline in traditional parties such as Labour and the Conservatives has some link to the rise of the UK Independence Party (Ukip) and the Respect party. The concept of the traditional parties and their failings to satisfy the electorate's demands for a fairer society and a substantially more stable economy is similarly important when inspecting the accelerated decline in support of the main parties. The works of academics contrast greatly in opinion on the decline of traditional parties, with many arguing that the change in the political landscape is only natural, and with many opposing this view point (and condemning the shift and the fall in political participation).
“Economics are the method; the object is to change the heart and soul” (Thathcer, 1981). Margaret Thatcher is undoubtedly one of the most renowned individuals in British history. Initially the first woman to be elected as party leader, who entered 10 Downing Street as the Prime Minister. Secondly her revolutionary policies and solid capitalist ideology shook Britain.
2. Central Arguments 2.1 Background of Labours need to Reform: · Damage of the left wing Activists. · Spending and taxation proposals were out of touch · Kinnock's Leadership. · The general consensus of the public that Labour could not be trusted with the economy. · Successive defeats in 1979, 1983, 1987 and 1992.
It is well known that the British political system is one of the oldest political systems in the world. Obviously, it was formed within the time. The United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the constitutional monarchy, providing stability, continuity and national focus. The monarch is the head of state, but only Parliament has the right to create and undertake the legislation. The basis of the United Kingdom’s political system is a parliamentary democracy. Therefore, people think the role of the Queen as worthless and mainly unnecessarily demanding for funding, but is it like that?