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 Labour Party (UK) - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
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).
In the party's post mortem on why it had lost, it was considered that the 'Shadow Budget' announced by John Smith had opened the way for Conservatives to attack the party for wanting to raise taxes.
The UK was one of the allies of the United States that actually participated in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Labour_Party_(UK)   (4005 words)

  
 Progressive Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term Progressive Party is used to describe several groups, both past and present, around the world.
In New Zealand - New Zealand Progressive Party
In the United Kingdom - Progressive Party (UK), a defunct municipal party for the London County Council based around the Liberal Party
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Progressive_Party   (190 words)

  
 Learn more about Conservatism in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
In the UK, a Blue-Green Alliance is an alignment of these "green" and "right" forces, although in the US the terms Green Republican or Green Libertarian have come into use to imply the same.
This, too, is a world-view that is sceptical of the claims of modernism to represent unalloyed progress, and is sceptical of the claims of any ideology to represent anything but the selfish will of the ideologue.
In the United States, the Republican Party is generally considered to be the party of conservatism.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /c/co/conservatism.html   (2719 words)

  
 Progressive Party - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
Progressive Party, name of three distinct historical political parties in the United States.
Progressive Conservative Party, Canadian political party; its members were called either Tories or Conservatives.
During the 1890s both major parties were hurt by the rise of agrarian protest, but infighting proved most divisive among the Democrats; their...
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 Progressive party
Progressive party: Election of 1912 - Election of 1912 Republican insurgents dissatisfied with the conservative administration of...
Progressive party: Election of 1948 - Election of 1948 At Philadelphia in July, 1948, a new third party, organized as a challenge to the...
Progressive party: Election of 1924 - Election of 1924 The success of the Conference for Progressive Political Action, sponsored by the...
www.infoplease.com /ce6/history/A0840233.html   (258 words)

  
 Progressive Party
Robert La Follette became the candidate of the Progressive Party in the 1924 presidential election.
The Progressive party, believing that no people can justly claim to be a true democracy which denies political rights on account of sex, pledges itself to the task of securing equal suffrage to men and women alike.
The Progressive party demands such restriction of the power of the courts as shall leave to the people the ultimate authority to determine fundamental questions of social welfare and public policy.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAprogressive.htm   (1244 words)

  
 ProgCon | Fresh Thinking | Progressive values | Small government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
Right-wing parties like the Tories, with their public school leaders are not trusted to be champions of the working class, and as such the Conservative party has little representation outside the more affluent areas.
Although parties are legally bound to declare the source of any donation greater than £200, those clever politicians have found a way to receive huge amounts of money from the really big donors without having to declare the source of those funds.
Political parties should be free to chose their own method of financing, but it is essential that the source of all income, whether from donations, loans or any other scheme yet to be thought of, is declared in an open and transparent way for independent inspection.
www.progcon.org /blog.asp   (5244 words)

  
 Conservative Party (UK) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
The Conservative Party is descended from the Tory Party, one of the two ruling parties of 18th and 19th Century British Politics, and its members are still commonly referred to as Tories.
Many commentators believe that their failures in UK politics from 1997 were partly the result of continued internal tension between Europhiles (such as Kenneth Clarke and Michael Heseltine) and Eurosceptics (such as John Redwood and William Hague).
The party's economic reputation was, however, dealt a fatal blow by the 1992 Black Wednesday debacle, in which billions of pounds were wasted trying to keep the pound within the European ERM system of exchange rates at an overvalued rate.
www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)   (4847 words)

  
 Progressive Education - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK
Progressive education was a pluralistic phenomenon, embracing industrial training, agricultural education, and social education as well as the new techniques of instruction advanced by educational theorists.
Progressive education opposed formalized authoritarian procedure and fostered reorganization of classroom practice and curriculum as well as new attitudes toward individual students.
The principles and practices of progressive education gained wide acceptance in American school systems during the first half of the 20th cent.; similar pedagogical innovations were instituted in many of the schools of Europe.
www.thehistorychannel.co.uk /staging/search/search.php?word=Progrsv   (849 words)

  
 New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In addition to the parties in formal coalition, New Zealand First and United Future provide confidence and supply in return for their leaders being ministers outside cabinet.
New Zealand is a party to the ANZUS security treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
Cultural links between New Zealand and the UK are maintained by a common language, sustained migration from the UK and the fact that many young New Zealanders spend time in the UK on their "overseas experience" (OE).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand   (5052 words)

  
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 Conservative - Conservative Ontario Party Progressive
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership conventions, 1985 · Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership elections...
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, more commonly known as the Ontario PC Party, is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada.
Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party of...
www.conservativethink.com /conservativeontariopartyprogressive   (1213 words)

  
 Progressive Labour Party
The Progressive Labour Party is committed to the reinstatement of a fully tax-payer funded public hospital system, with all services being returned to the control of fully accountable Area Health Boards.
The Progressive Labour Party believes that it is important to recognise and respond to the early signs of stress, and to have in place early intervention and comprehensive illness prevention strategies.
The Progressive Labour Party supports the legalisation of marijuana and heroin where they can then be controlled, and the issues arising from drug abuse can be treated as a health problem as with tobacco and alcohol use now.
members.iinet.net.au /~jgowland/plp/Health.htm   (4952 words)

  
 Progressive Unionist Party - Politics.ie Wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
The Progressive Unionist Party was formed in 1977 as the Independent Unionist Group to fill the void that existed in relation to the loyalist working-class which was being under-represented.
The Progressive Unionist Party believe in 'sharing of responsibility' between Unionists and nationalists as the best method of governance for Northern Ireland and that nationalists must have an executive role in any legislature which may come into being.
Their leader is David Ervine MLA, who takes the Ulster Unionist Party whip in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
www.politics.ie /wiki/index.php?title=Progressive_Unionist_Party   (117 words)

  
 Iraqi political groupings and individuals
ICP was now a radical reformist rather than a revolutionary party, focusing under the leadership of Husayn al-Radi on working conditions and better service provision, and campaigning for democratic constitutional government; but it was strongly distrusted by the Iraqi political elite, and by Qasim himself.
Campaigned for liberal democracy, political reform, land reform, progressive taxation and workers' rights, with limited engagement with international issues (though it did organise protests against the Portsmouth treaty, 1948); was part of the national front of 1957 (see ICP notes).
As communist parties were persecuted, a number of leftists joined the party; in response, Chadirchi urged the party to model itself on the British Labour Party, to distinguish itself from Marxists and radical nationalists.
middleeastreference.org.uk /iraqiopposition.html   (11453 words)

  
 Progressive Trance party - Forums
The main focus of the party is not to make money, but to push a sound that doesn't have a lot of recognition in Sydney.
It hasn't been used as a party venue for some time, but has a good feel to it, is large enough and something different.
Like most real progressive fans, we like all the progressive sounds.......what we don't like is the AVB and PVD sound which many here also refer to as progressive trance.
www.inthemix.com.au /forum/showthread.php?t=50757   (2369 words)

  
 Progress
He will be joined at a Progress Question Time session on Tuesday 26 September by Northern Ireland secretary Peter Hain; third sector minister Ed Miliband; The Times' David Aaronovitch; and former Rochdale MP Lorna Fitzsimons.
Progress' ever-popular Sunday night rally will be addressed by ministers including transport secretary Douglas Alexander; international development secretary Hilary Benn; Yvette Cooper, housing minister; constitutional affairs minister Harriet Harman; culture secretary Tessa Jowell; and David Miliband, the environment secretary.
Writing in the latest issue of Progress magazine, Thomas says primaries have have 'the virtue of being very open contests, engaging supporters of a party, as well as activists, in the selection of candidates.
www.progressives.org.uk   (617 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Americas | Brazil party denies bribes claims
The claim was made by the president of the Brazilian Labour Party, a member of the ruling coalition.
The Liberal Party said the claims were lies designed to "flmail the government".
As lawmakers from different parties called on Mr Jefferson to clarify his claims in parliament, supporters of the president were questioning the credibility of the man making the accusations.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/4616005.stm   (310 words)

  
 CAIN: Abstracts of Organisations - 'P'
One of the smaller political parties in the Republic of Ireland it is more commonly referred to as the Progressive Democrats.
The party was formed in 1979 out of the Independent Unionist Group which had been set up the previous year.
The PUP became more prominent during the 1990s when the party emerged as the political voice of the UVF particularly in the wake of the ceasefire called by the Combined Loyalist Military Command in October 1994.
cain.ulst.ac.uk /othelem/organ/porgan.htm   (2315 words)

  
 Communist Party of Britain - for peace and socialism
Eugene McCartan general secretary Communist Party of Ireland was unable to attend due to the death of Micheál O'Riordan, former general secretary of the CPI.
The meeting was jointly organised with the Connolly Association and chaired by Jim Redmond Connolly Association general secretary (centre seated) Later, Rob Griffiths paid tribute to Micheál O'Riordan, as an unswerving champion of working class internationalism and the Irish working class and a veteran of the International Brigade fighting against fascism in Spain full story...
Britain's communists are proposing a left wing programme for consideration by the labour and progressive movements.
www.communist-party.org.uk   (478 words)

  
 Green Party - Real Progress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
Mercury prize-winning musician Nithin Sawhney and columnists from the New Statesman, are leaving Labour to vote Green tomorrow as "the only party to tackle the dogmas of growth, consumerism and globalisation" (Paul Kingsnorth).
Green Party political advisor, Penny Kemp, comments: "All over the country, voters are turning away from Labour to the Greens, as the only alternative to corrupt "pollute and privatise" Westminster politics."
Tony Juniper, UK Director of Friends of the Earth, comments: "The Green Party is more focussed on environmental problems and offers more far reaching solutions to those problems than any of the other political parties campaigning for votes in this general election.
www.greenparty.org.uk /news/1960   (363 words)

  
 Home page: The Labour Party: securing Britain's future
People across the UK observed a two-minute silence today to mark the first anniversary of the July 7 attacks on London.
New investment could be used to convert old acute hospitals into community hospitals, renovate existing community hospitals, build new local health centres and poly-clinics, and fund home chemotherapy or mobile cancer scans.
Promoted by Peter Watt, General Secretary, the Labour Party on behalf of the Labour Party, both at 39 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0HA.
www.labour.org.uk /home   (261 words)

  
 Conservative Party - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK
In 1993 the Progressive Conservatives, who had held a parliamentary majority, were savaged at the polls as many voters in W Canada deserted the PC for the young Reform party (the predecessor of the CA).
In the June, 2004, elections, the party's social conservatism failed to resonate with enough voters to force the Liberals from power, despite voter unhappiness with the latter.
Although the new party won more seats than its two predecessors had held, it received a smaller percentage of the vote than they had.
www.thehistorychannel.co.uk /site/search/search.php?word=Cnsrvtvp-Can   (317 words)

  
 Progressive
UK suppliers of safety shoes, safety boots and safety footwear together with personal protective equipment.
Progressive Democrats is a liberal Party which was formed in 1985 by Desmond O'Malley and Mary Harney to break the mould of Irish politics and give the Irish voters a new and real alter...
The website for BPS is currently being redesigned and is due for release before the end of May 2006.
www.twofivesix.co.uk /progressive.html   (295 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Taiwan's Chen quits party post
The DPP and its ally failed to win a majority in Saturday's parliamentary elections, threatening to undermine Mr Chen's second term in office.
His resignation from the party post may signal a new effort to build consensus.
The DPP and its political ally - the Taiwan Solidarity Union - won 101 of the 225 seats in Taiwan's legislative Yuan, while the Kuomintang-led opposition won 114.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/4094073.stm   (359 words)

  
 Progressive Labour Party
The Progressive Labour Party recognises the contribution of all immigrant communities to the economic, social, cultural and ecological development of Australia and implements an Immigration Policy which will take into consideration the needs and the capacity of Australia's economy and the labour market, as well as Australia's humanitarian obligations.
The party also pays a special attention to the direct participation of immigrant groups in the Australian political system.
Further, commit the party to support the sanctuary network established by Catholic nuns and joined by secular activists.
members.iinet.net.au /~jgowland/plp/Immigration.htm   (989 words)

  
 Political parties, interest groups, and other movements around the world
America's Open Debates Foundation is a national foundation committed to networking existing "free election" organizations, every legitimate national party, ballot access and election reform movements into one cooperative, unified and powerful voice.
The New Party, a progressive version of the Christian Coalition involved in grassroots politics
Third Parties '96 is a movement to build a new mainstream political party
www.psr.keele.ac.uk /parties.htm#america   (1171 words)

  
 Conservative - Progressive Conservative Party
Progressive Majority is a political action committee committed to progressive candidates and issues - economic justice, civil rights, education, health care, environmental protection, reproductive freedom.
The Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties of Canada seem to be well on their way to forming a new, single party, The Conservative Par
The Progressive Policy Institute is a public policy institute shaping the Third Way agenda with progressive legislative solutions for environmental policy (second generation environmentalism), education policy (school choice, standards and accountability), work-based welfare reform, federal budget strategies, trade policy, health care reform, and New Economy policy.
www.conservativethink.com /progressiveconservativeparty   (1263 words)

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