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The Political system
The United Kingdom has a political democracy and is a monarchy . it is a multi-party system.

The three largest parties in the UK:

 Left (left) wing > Labour Party
 Also left wing > Liberal Democrats
 Right wing > Conservative Party

Labour party stands for:

 Social Justice
 Reward for hard work
 Decency
 Rights matched by responsibilities
 Strong community and strong values


Liberal Democrats party stands for:

 Creating more jobs
 Cutting taxes
 A fair but firm immigration system
 Lower waiting times in healthcare


Conservative party stands for:

 Helping hard working people
 Rewarding hard work
 Getting immigration under control
 Fixing the economy
 Keeping the streets safe



!! Elections are held at a maximum of every 5 year.


The British parliament is Located in Westminster




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,The parliament can be divided in:

The house of lords:

 This is the Upper Chamber but the one with less authority.
 800 active members
 Members inherited their position

Its main roles are:

- Revising legislation
- Check Government by examining its activities

The house of commons

 This Is the Lower Chamber, it has the most authority
 650 members of Parliament. (also known as MP)
 Elected by the British people

Its main roles are:

- Consider and propose new laws
- Asking questions about current issues, either in the commons chamber or in committees
- Debate issues of the day
- Each member represents a geographical constituency



Additional:

 Hung parliament is when there is no party with a definite majority in the elections
 A men named Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the parliament on November the 5th
 Conservative MP David Ashby shared hotel beds with other men (1994) because there were no
other beds available
 The Prime minister meets Queen Elizabeth II once a week
 Women got the right to vote in 1928
 Stephen Fry had send an open letter to the prime minister to boycott Russian Winter Olympics



Which MP (member of Parliament) was told to resign from the government by his daughter?
Nicholas Scott




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, Important Prime ministers:
Winston Churchill also known as the British Bulldog
Birth date : November 30, 1874
Death date : 1965

Prime minister from 1940 until 1945 (during the war) and from 1951 until 1955
Conservative

Facts about Churchill

 Famous for his two finger victory salute, he was an inspiration to many
 Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt came up with the lend- lease act in 1941
 He belonged to ‘the big three’ Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin
 Held his famous ‘Iron Curtain’ speech on 5 march, 1946
(about the cold war with the Soviet Union)
 He was the lion who roared when the British empire needed him he most
 Died of a stroke and is the only prime minister who won a Nobel prize.
 Famous for his quote ‘I may be drunk miss, but in the morning I will be sober and
you will still be ugly.


Margaret Fetcher also known as the iron lady
Birth date: October 13, 1925
Death date: April 8, 2013

Prime minster from 1979 until 1900
Conservative

Facts about Margaret

 The first and only female prime minister of Great Britain.
 She won her first election campaign in 1959, she won the seat of Finchley in London. (She held
the position until her retirement in 1992)
 Called the Iron Lady, for personal and political toughness. (1976 – In a speech, she lashes out
against Communism. This causes the Soviet press to nickname her the “Iron Lady”.)
 During her time as prime minister, she emphasized the rights of the individual versus that of the
state, moral absolutism and nationalism.
 In her first term, Thatcher reduced or eliminated many government subsidies to business, a
move that lead to a sharp rise in unemployment. By 1986, unemployment had reached 3 million.
 Won 3 elections 1979, 1983 and 1987
 known as animal : Atilla the Hen


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