UK Politics

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been seen since 1920 as the principal party of the Left in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently begun to organise again. Labour first surpassed the […]

The Green Party was a Green political party in the United Kingdom. It has been succeeded by three political parties: * the Green Party of England and Wales * the Green Party in Northern Ireland * the Scottish Green Party The Green Party was originally formed as PEOPLE, or the Ecology Party, in Coventry in […]

The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservatives, the Conservative Party, or Tory Party is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Founded in its present form during the early 19th century, it has since been the principal party of the political right in Britain, and it is the oldest political […]

Also see the BNP Manifesto 2010. The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right political party with strong racist and fascist roots. Formed as a splinter group from the racist/fascist National Front by John Tyndall in 1982. Until 2009, when the BNP was challenged in the courts on grounds of racial discrimination, it restricted membership […]

Mr Speaker, today’s Pre-Budget Report takes place at a critical time for our economy and for our country. Governments across the world have taken co-ordinated steps to deal with the biggest financial crisis for over half a century. In the UK, our action has reduced the impact of this downturn on families and businesses. But […]

Below is a list of 50 New Labour party achievements, the list used to be on the Labour party website, but has been deleted: there’s still links within the Labour party website to the article titled Labour’s top 50 achievements since being elected in 1997. My best guess for the article being removed is because […]

I’ve removed the Political Parties News from this section of the UK General Election 2010 site, it was taking up valuable space (on the menus) and wasn’t generating much interest (just 11 comments). I moved the Political Parties News to another section UK General Election 2010 Party Political News for anyone wanting to read the […]

With an aging population and reduced birth rate we are set to have serious problems paying to keep our old people safe and well! It’s not a question of if we need to raise the age of the UK’s mandatory retirement age, but when and by how much we raise it? Or maybe a better […]

Prime Minister and Labour Leader Gordon Brown, Conservative leader David Cameron and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg will participate in the first ever UK General Election Live TV Leaders Debates: three debates are planned in the final days of the 2010 general election. Labour’s Leader, Gordon Brown, said: It is right that we set the […]

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The Queen’s Speech is read by the Queen from the Throne in the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament. The Queen’s Speech is written by the government (2009 is the Labour Party) and outlines government policies and proposed legislation for the new parliamentary session. Queen Speech 2009 TV Broadcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roMPHBLWYmI Queen Speech […]

According to the Conservative Party conference the Conservative Party will try to achieve the following if they gain power at the 2010 general election: George Osborne has announced that, as part of our plan to Get Britain Working, we will abolish tax on the jobs created by new businesses in the first two years of […]

According to the Labour Party website the Labour Party have achieved the following in their time in power: Why Labour? As people live longer and healthcare improves, demand for social care is set to rise over the coming decades. Labour will respond to these demographic changes, taking the right long-term decisions to secure a fair […]

According to the Labour Party website the Labour Party have achieved the following in their time in power: Why Labour? Labour understands that good healthcare isn’t just about helping people when they get ill – it’s about helping people to stay healthy in the first place. That’s why we launched the Change4Life campaign, encouraging children […]

According to the Labour Party website the Labour Party have achieved the following in their time in power: Why Labour? Labour believes everyone should have access to a decent home, at an affordable price, in the area where they want to live. We have made real progress since 1997 in tackling Britain’s housing challenges, turning […]

According to the Labour Party website the Labour Party have achieved the following in their time in power: Why Labour? Labour is working to secure a fair future for Britain. We stand resolutely for the hard working majority of the British people. In this global economic downturn our approach is not only helping people now […]