UK political parties

[postmandave]

Ok im starting a thread about all the uk political parties.

anyone want to add there comments on each party and what it means to them . we can start with the new labour party and the differances between what they stand for now and what the used to stand for. dave



Major political parties in the United Kingdom.

Three parties dominate politics in the HOUSE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_House_of_Commons) OF commons They all operate throughout Great (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain) Britian (only the Conservative Party stands candidates in Northern Ireland). Most of the British Members of the European Parliament (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_the_European_Parliament), the Scottish Parliament (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Parliament), and the National Assembly for Wales (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_for_Wales) represent one of these parties:

Labour Party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28UK%29), centrist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrist) to left-wing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-wing) (traditionally left-wing) (355 seats in the House of Commons)Co-operative Party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-operative_Party) (all 29 Co-operative Party MPs are also Labour MPs as part of a long-standing electoral agreement)

Conservative Party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_%28UK%29), centrist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrist) to right (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right) (traditionally centre-right) (198 seats)
Liberal Democrats (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_%28UK%29), centrist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrist) to centre-left (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre-left). (63 seats)Political parties with elected representation at a national or international level

PartyRepresentationCommentsUK House of Commons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_House_of_Commons)Scotland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Parliament)Wales (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_for_Wales)Northern Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly)Europe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament)Labour Party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28UK%29)3554626N/A19Traditionally left-wing now claims the "centre ground" of British politics; allied to Trade unions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_union); free market (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_market) policies have replaced its earlier socialist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist) platform in recent years; supports greater European integration (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union); socially progressive

Conservative Party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_%28UK%29)1981712027Centre-right to right-wing party; committed to free markets since 1940s; opposes greater European integration[citation needed] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources); socially conservative

Liberal Democrats (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democrats)63166N/A12Tradtionally centrist, has drifted increasingly to the left since the emergence of New Labour (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Labour); supports greater European integration; socially progressive
Democratic Unionist Party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party)9N/AN/A361More hardline Unionist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Unionism) party in Northern Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland), has a rightwing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rightwing) political agenda

Scottish National Party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_National_Party)6[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_Kingdom#_n ote-SNP-PC)47N/AN/A2Centre-left party in favour of Scottish independence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_independence).

Sinn Féin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in)5N/AN/A281[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_Kingdom#_n ote-0)Irish Republican (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Republicanism) party in Northern Ireland, supports democratic socialism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_socialism). Do not take their seats in the British House of Commons

.Plaid Cymru - Party of Wales (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaid_Cymru_-_Party_of_Wales)3[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_Kingdom#_n ote-SNP-PC)N/A15N/A1Centre-left party in favour of Welsh independence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_independence).Social Democratic and Labour Party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party)3N/AN/A160Constitutional

Irish nationalist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_nationalism) party in Northern Ireland, has a centre-left (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre-left) and social democratic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_democratic) political orientation.

Ulster Unionist Party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Unionist_Party)1N/AN/A181Unionist party in Northern Ireland which is traditionally an amalgam of the political spectrum, considered more moderate than the Democratic Unionist Party.

Respect Coalition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RESPECT_The_Unity_Coalition)1N/AN/AN/A0Left wing party active in England and Wales; concentrates on an anti-war (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-war) platform. Ideology is democratic socialism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_socialism).Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Kidderminster_Hospital_and_Health_Conc ern)1N/AN/AN/AN/ALocal party based in Kidderminster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidderminster).Scottish Green Party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Green_Party)02N/AN/A0Ecologist party in favour of Scottish independence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_independence).Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland)0N/AN/A70Liberal party in Northern Ireland that aims to breakdown sectarian divisions between Catholics and Protestants. Has a nuetral stance on the Constitutional issue of Northern Ireland's status and is linked with the

Liberal Democrats (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democrats)Progressive Unionist Party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Unionist_Party)0N/AN/A10Loyalist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Loyalism) party in Northern Ireland broadly sympathetic to the Labour Party, has links to a loyalist paramilitary, the Ulster Volunteer Force (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Volunteer_Force).Green Party in Northern Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Party_in_Northern_Ireland)0N/AN/A10Ecologist party in Northern Ireland.

UK Independence Party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Independence_Party)000010Eurosceptic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euroscepticism) party which favours withdrawal from the EU (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU) and free market (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_market) economics.Green Party of England and Wales (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales)0N/A0N/A2Generally centre-left, ecologist party

[medicinal]

My god, how do you figure out who to vote for? Do you vote for one man or a party? Do you actually vote? Sounds confusing.

[Staurm]

It is, deliberately so. :wtf:

[postmandave]

Yep you are bang on there.lol.Labour was always my vote of choice untill
blair and his new labour fucked every thing up.Then tommy and the social party got it now it even puggles me .i wouldnt vote for labour again until it goes back to the people.dave

[B.Basher]

"My god, how do you figure out who to vote for? Do you vote for one man or a party? Do you actually vote? Sounds confusing."

Uh huh. If only we had the pick of two assholes like you guys. Simple bliss eh?

[Divadish]

What are you on about ?, there will be 2 arseholes, Gordon Brown and David Cameron lol

[medicinal]

"My god, how do you figure out who to vote for? Do you vote for one man or a party? Do you actually vote? Sounds confusing."

Uh huh. If only we had the pick of two assholes like you guys. Simple bliss eh?

Well you are so right, 2 assholes, But you see it starts out with I believe this time there are about twenty or more vying for the top spot, they try and dig up poop on each other, and within a hairs breath of a fistfight battle untill the end and then we pick one from each party (2 parties, need more) then they dig up more poop and commence with the mud slinging and name calling and then we pick one of the assholes. I can't figure out how they picked Bush the second time, I think those voting machines in Ohio were rigged

[Silent Wolf]

All parties in Britain are left-wing and liberal that represent the same shite, even the so called Tories, hence the reason i don't vote. When the day comes when England finally has a nationalist, pro-English, and anti-EU party. Then i will start thinking about heading to the polls.:)

[Divadish]

Don't hold your breath mate ;)

[Staurm]

Aren't they called the BNP?

[Silent Wolf]

Aren't they called the BNP?The BNP may be against the EU, but their also pro-union.

[Staurm]

And you don't want a union? Just wondered since you said you wanted a pro-english party and not a pro-british one.

[Happy_Chronikkuh]

i was in the house of commons when blair did his final set of PMQs yesterday, it was quite a thing to see.

[Staurm]

You didn't feel like throwing a bag of purple flour at him then.

[Happy_Chronikkuh]

haha, i was in much closer range a couple weeks ago when i shook his hand. it was funny though, when the conservative MP (can't think of his name) went on a rant about not joining the EU and blair responded with goodbye in french, german and italian

[Staurm]

He didn't say "peace out guys", then, or "ya'all come back now"?