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Liberal Democrats (UK) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Liberal Democrats are a member party of the Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party and their 12 MEPs form part of the ALDE group in the European Parliament. The Liberal Democrats' opponents describe them as being all things to all people, having so many policies that they would find it impossible to implement them consistently were they to find themselves in government; while supporters say that this reflects a misunderstanding of the federalist and decentralised nature of the party. According to this view, liberalism or political centrism is consistent with a left-right analysis of politics, and denial of this is to claim that we live in a post-modern world where nothing can ever be known and nothing is as it seems. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)   (3535 words)

Articles - Labour Party (UK) The Liberal split, accompanied by this fundamental change in the system, allowed the Labour Party to co-opt some of The Liberals support, and by the 1922 general election Labour had supplanted the Liberal Party as the main opposition to the Conservatives. The Labour Party's origins lie in the late 19th century, when it became apparent that there was an increasing need for a third party in Britain to represent the interests and needs of the large working-class population (for instance, the 1899 Lyons vs. Wilkins judgement that limited certain types of picketing). The 1960s Labour government, though claiming to be far less radical on economic policy than its 1940s predecessor, introduced several social changes, such as the partial legalisation of homosexuality and the abolition of the death penalty. www.worldhammock.com /articles/Labour_Party_(UK)   (4315 words)

Al-Ahram Weekly The 1995 parliamentary elections Coverage Islamist allies party ways And yet Brotherhood, Labour and Liberal officials continue to insist that their alliance is as strong as ever. Despite denials by Brotherhood, Labour and Liberal officials, the first sign that the alliance might have been overtaken by events emerged two weeks ago when the Labour Party's mouthpiece, Al-Shaab, published a 10-point statement expounding the party's position. Labour Party insiders also say that opposition to the continuation of the alliance was mounting in party ranks as a result of the government's crackdown on the Brotherhood. weekly.ahram.org.eg /archives/1995elec/elect07.htm   (738 words)

Socialism Today - New Labour under siege MAY 4 WAS an electoral disaster for New Labour, which lost the London mayoralty to Ken Livingstone, lost 600 seats in local council elections, and came a poor third to the Liberal Democrats in the Romsey parliamentary by-election. The Liberal Democrats' victory in Romsey raises the prospect of a strengthened Liberal Democratic party in opposition to the Tories and as an alternative to New Labour. Nevertheless, Labour's 4 May rout has provoked turmoil within New Labour, with bitter recriminations amongst the leaders and party officials, a torrent of criticism from the party's dwindling membership, and a growing number of defections from the party. www.socialismtoday.org /48/newlabour.html   (4635 words)

RETURN TO INDEX The Liberals, from the near hegemonic position they enjoyed over the latter half of the nineteenth century, have, since 1945, occupied a rather marginal position in Welsh politics (with the exception of the flash in the pan that was 1983). In these constituencies, the Labour vote is badly down in absolute terms (by between 33 and 50 per cent), but, compared to the coalfield at least, is in relative terms merely dreadful rather than catastrophic. Once again, Labour voters stayed home in droves: the 1999 vote is barely more than a third of that achieved in 1994 (and half that achieved in the Assembly election). www.angelfire.com /alt/ceri_evans/writings/swings_and_roundabouts.htm   (2755 words)

Effective Opposition joeblade This meant that in some areas there was tactical voting; in seats where Labour was third, Labour voters would vote Liberal to prevent the left-wing vote from splitting and the Tory taking the seat. I’m a Liberal Democrat voter myself, but most of my peers were Labour supporters. Labour are plodding on with things, and the Tory party is still traumatised from its crashing defeat of ‘97. joeblade.com /185/effective-opposition   (2115 words)

09 Labour Party - 100 years of faithful service to imperialism Politically, during this period the LRC, and from 1906 the Labour Party, continued to act as the tail end of the Liberal Party by concluding secret electoral pacts with the latter, with not the slightest attempt at independence. Shortly afterwards, Labour, declaring first an industrial, and then an electoral, truce, went on to act as a recruiting sergeant in this, the most dreadful slaughter of the international proletariat, in order to decide which group of the two imperialist robbers was to have what share of the booty. Formerly ‘a bourgeois labour party’, to use Engels’ remarkably profound expression, could be found only in one country because it alone enjoyed a monopoly, and enjoyed it for a long period. www.wpb.be /lalkar/lalkar0005/09labourparty.htm   (2972 words)

Scotsman.com Election - Liberal Democrats A BY-ELECTION walkabout by the Liberal Democrat leader, Charles Kennedy, was sabotaged by Labour... LIBERAL Democrats have chosen a former bobby on the beat as their candidate in a crucial city... THE Liberal Democrats are bringing in activists from as far away as Cornwall in a bid to win this week's by-election for a seat on Edinburgh City Council. election.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=783&id=467382003   (348 words)

Liberal Party - labour market reform and productivity Now it is true that if labour flexibility at the level of the firm has been significantly retarded, then more freedom for firms to optimise their factor combinations will raise productivity. It’s important to focus on Morgan at this point because he, and I kid you not, is considered to be one of the Liberal Party’s “important and influential figure[s]”. In fact, if labour is now about as flexible as it can get at the level of the firm then there will not even be a one-off increase in productivity —— there will, instead, be an accelerated decline. www.brookesnews.com /051710productivity.html   (955 words)

The Uses of the State: Indians, Law, and Government Discourse in Early Twentieth-Century Ecuador During the liberal period, Indians repeatedly appropriated the discourse of the central state, and rather forcefully and cogently argued, ironically, that they were timid and ignorant and thus deserved protection from the state, particularly in relation to labour issues. During the liberal period, labour issues were at the forefront of indigenous petitions and complaints to the central state. In contrast, a great deal of indigenous labour was tied up in the conservative stronghold of the highlands through what liberals saw as archaic and exploitative forms of extraeconomic coercion, which were seen as frustrating the export potential of the country. www.yachana.org /research/confs/lasa2000/clark.html   (2462 words)

Labour lose heavily in England but gain in Wales Although Labour is one seat short of a clear-cut majority, speaking on Radio Wales on Friday, Mr Morgan gave his clearest indication yet that he would not be seeking a pact with the Liberal Democrats. Labour has won the Welsh election, retained power in Scotland but suffered over 790 losses in the English local elections in a night of mixed fortunes for all the major parties - and breakthroughs for the radical left and racist right. Labour lost control of 29 English councils including Birmingham, the country's biggest council and a Labour stronghold for nigh on two decades. www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/904867/posts   (1709 words)

Socialism Today - The Liberal Democrats and the Blair project The rise of the working-class based Labour Party in the early 1900s led to the decline of the Liberals and their demise as one of the original two main capitalist parties. Having already rejected any move to the left of Labour, Kennedy and his supporters, led by the ‘Liberal Future’ organisation, are pushing a strategy of wooing Tory voters in marginal constituencies, with the aim of overtaking the Conservatives as the second party. Ending the role of the Labour Party as the political voice of the trade unions was one strand of the ‘Blair project’ to re-shape British politics. www.socialismtoday.org /69/lds.html   (2814 words)

Liberal-Progressive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mackenzie King's Liberals alone did not have a majority of seats in the House of Commons after the 1926 election, but were able to form a minority government (that was for all intents and purposes a majority government) with the support of the Liberal-Progressives in the house. In the 1926 election, a total of 11 candidates ran as Liberal Progressive: eight in Manitoba (the entire Progressive contingent who had decided to nominate joint candidates with the Liberals), all of whom were elected, and three unsuccessful candidates in Ontario. In 1945, 1949 and 1953, he was elected as a Liberal Progressive for the riding of Portage-Neepawa, and was the sole candidate to run as under the Liberal Progressive label in those elections. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liberal-Progressive   (2814 words)

UK Government and the Convention While the clear support for the Convention from Labour and the Liberal Democrats must remain a matter of great concern to all breeders of pedigree dogs, it is encouraging to see the divergence of opinion which is now apparent. Despite their national party policies, Labour and Liberal Democrat MP's are divided over their attitude to the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals. Labour is officially opposed to docking and in favour in principle of signing the Convention. saveourbreeds.org.uk /ukgov.htm   (573 words)

Realignment of the Left? It focuses on the relationship between the Liberal and then Liberal Democrats and the Labour parties, and seeks to provide an understanding of the factors which have created the potential for the realignment of the centre left of the political spectrum and the forces which have historically impeded its attainment. Liberal and Labour Relationships 1959-1966: Revisionism and the Realignment of the Left Modernisation and Renewal in the Labour Party and the Potential for Labour-Liberal Democrat Cooperation in the 1990s www.transatlanticpub.com /cat/social/real2962.htm   (209 words)

Govt plans liberal textile labour laws to spur jobs- The Economic Times Govt plans liberal textile labour laws to spur jobs Though the amendment of labour laws will eventually cover a broad spectrum of industries, the government is toying with the idea of starting the process from the textile sector as a test case. Sources said that the government is exploring the possibility of changing the labour laws to allow women to work from 6 am to 10 pm. economictimes.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1040320.cms   (539 words)

WINNERS.htm Thus in Profile 1 there would be a runoff between Labour and Conservative, which Conservative wins because the voters who most prefer the eliminated Liberal candidate all prefer Conservative to Labour and they are sufficient in number to overcome the Labour margin over Conservative with respect to first preferences. We use British party labels to identify three candidates — Labour, Liberal, and Conservative — one of whom is to be elected. Liberal would win a straight fight with Conservative, but will not even make it into the runoff if Labour enters the field. userpages.umbc.edu /~nmiller/POLI325/WINNERS.htm   (4122 words)

LEON TROTSKY: 1926 -- Trade Unions and Bolshevism The hostile attitude of the Liberal Party towards the struggle of the trade unions was indeed one of the causes that forced them to form the Labour Party. That the fundamental tasks of the labour movement cannot be assessed and defined from the formal and, ultimately, purely legalistic, standpoint of democracy is especially clearly evident from, the recent history of Britain herself, and particularly graphically so from the question of the trade unions' political levies. The Liberals were in essentials in no way distinguishable from the Conservatives, for once they had won the electoral reform of 1832 they left the workers in the lurch. www.marxists.org /archive/trotsky/works/britain/ch07.htm   (4319 words)

Political Situation feature The Independent candidate, a BBC journalist who stood on an anti-Tory sleaze platform, was endorsed by the local Labour and Liberal parties, who stood down in his favour. Rob Griffiths obtained 178 votes in Pontypridd which was held by Labour's Dr Kim Howells who won 29,290 votes (0.9 per cent swing away from Labour to the Liberal Democrats). Though the SLP was intended to be an alternative to the Labour Party it has become the focus of Trotskyite entryists mainly from fringe Trotskyite groups -- and its campaign in May focused mainly on hostility to Labour. www.newworker.org /polit.htm   (2146 words)

Horninglow Branch Labour Party Horninglow Labour Party branch produces a regular free newsletter to all houses in Horninglow Ward telling them what's been going on at the Town Hall and how to contact their councillors. Ken is the deputy leader of the council's Labour Group www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/Lobby/9998/index2.html   (139 words)

Independent Labour Party On January 13th, 1893, the Independent Labour Party sprang into being, and, as a child of the spirit of Liberty, claims every song that she has sung - in whatever land - as a glorious heritage. The Labour Party in those days suffered considerably from the anarchy of conflicting ideas, and it was not easy for me to fit in anywhere. The Independent Labour Party was avowedly and uncompromisingly Socialist, and those of us who were its advocates attacked capitalism in every speech that we made. www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /Pilp.htm   (1308 words)

Liberal Democrats : LABOUR CANNOT BE TRUSTED WITH BRITAIN?S CIVIL LIBERTIES - KENNEDY The Liberal Democrats will today set out their proposals for safeguarding British civil liberties in the face of an increasingly unaccountable and presidential-style Labour Government. Liberal Democrats : LABOUR CANNOT BE TRUSTED WITH BRITAIN?S CIVIL LIBERTIES - KENNEDY "Labour is actually building on Conservative foundations.  It was a Conservative Government that abandoned the right to silence, that first tied the hands of judges in sentencing and began the process of criminalising protest. www.libdems.org.uk /index.cfm/page.homepage/section.home/article.8175   (610 words)

Liberal Party of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Liberal Party was reduced from a majority to a minority government due, in part, to a scandal in which advertising agencies supporting the Liberal Party received grossly inflated commissions for their services. When the Liberals formed a majority government after the 1993 election with Chrétien at the helm, party unity was assured by placing Martin, whom Chrétien had defeated for the party leadership in 1990, in the crucial role of Minister of Finance. With numerous Liberal candidates running as Unionists or Liberal-Unionists with the support of provincial Liberal parties in a number of provinces, the Laurier Liberals were reduced to a largely Quebec-based rump. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Canada   (3331 words)

Liberal-Labour (Canada) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Malcolm Lang, who was elected as a Labour Party of Canada Member of Parliament in the 1926 federal election, was re-elected as "Liberal-Labour" in the north-eastern Ontario riding of Timiskaming South in the 1930 federal election. In the 1949 federal election, one candidate ran as a "Liberal Labour" candidate in the Quebec riding of Stanstead, placing last in a field of four, with 433 votes, 2.6% of the total. Patrick Reid was elected "Liberal-Labour" MPP for the neighbouring riding of Rainy River in the 1967 provincial election He ran as a "Liberal" in the 1971 provincial election, and 1975 provincial election. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liberal-Labour_(Canada)   (1020 words)

Progressive Progressive Party Of Manitoba Ii Progressive Party of Manitoba (II) The Progressive Party of Manitoba was a short-lived provincial political party in New... Progressive cavity pump A progressive cavity pump is a kind of pump which moves fluid by means of a cavity which progres... Progressive tense The progressive or continuous tenses of a verb are those denoting an incomplete action in progress at... www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/progressive.html   (1020 words)

LABOUR AND LIBERAL DEMOCRAT VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY OPPOSE US STAR WARS MISSILE PROJECT The YouGov poll also found that 72 percent of Liberal Democrat supporters either oppose or strongly oppose the Star Wars programme, while 69 percent of Labour supporters and 74 percent of Liberal Democrat supporters oppose or strongly oppose the UK assisting the US with the project. The major concern about the Star Wars project expressed by those polled was that it will ignite a new arms race, which concerned 73 percent of Labour supporters, 71 percent of Liberal Democrat supporters and 41 percent of Conservative supporters. A Danish poll, carried out in late February by national newspaper Berlingske Tidende, found that 61 percent of Social Democrat voters and 59 percent of Liberal party voters were opposed to allowing the US to use radar facilities at Thule, in Greenland, for missile defence. archive.greenpeace.org /pressreleases/nuclear/2001apr26old.html   (610 words)

Lenin: 1911/lilapman: III But the point is that his “deeds” are liberal deeds, and the “banner” which he is “unfurling” (see p. 35 of the article we are quoting) is the banner of a liberal labour policy. In their own way they are undoubtedly protecting the interests of the working class; but to anyone who has not ceased to be a Marxist it is obvious that theirs is an “association” for protecting, in a liberal manner, the interests of the working class as conceived by the liberals. When R-kov speaks of the political tasks of the immediate period, of our present period, it is a system of liberal principles that he propounds. www.marxists.org /archive/lenin/works/1911/lilapman/iii.htm   (1165 words)

Democratic Underground Forums - British DU'ers! Difference between "Liberal Labour," "Labour" & "Lib. Democrats?" They used to be the old Liberal party, who went into decline in the 1920's as the left moved to socialism and the Labour party. The Liberal Democrats are an amalgamation of the Liberal Party (which is still about) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and was formed sometime in the early 1980s. I'm sure the same dirty tricks are repeated by Labour and Conservative campaigns in other constituencies but it shocked me at the time as I actually believed (for a while) their 'whiter than white' stance. www.democraticunderground.com /duforum/DCForumID66/16701.html   (2431 words)

Edmonton Labour Council in Municipal Politics 1903-1960 Labour has been politically and socially active in Edmonton since the founding of the Edmonton Trades and Labour Council in 1903 (though it was not chartered until 1906 by the American Federation of Labour) and the Alberta Federation of Labour in 1912. Labour in Edmonton was part and parcel of the community life of the city and reflected this in its annual Labour Day parades, softball leagues and support for local charities. Labour was represented on council by Gibbs, Findlay and Sheppard. www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/5202/CITYHALL1.htm   (5268 words)

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