Rebuilding a Liberal Britain under John Major’s Premiership, the Liberal Democrat Party from 1990 to 1997
The Major years were crucial years for the Liberal Democrat Party. It was under Margaret Thatcher’s successor that the third party in British politics, under the leadership of Paddy Ashdown, managed to rebuild itself and even prosper. In 1997, the Liberal Democrats had forty-six seats in the House...
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| 格式: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| 語言: | Anglais |
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Observatoire de la société britannique
2011
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| 在線閱讀: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| 總結: | The Major years were crucial years for the Liberal Democrat Party. It was under Margaret Thatcher’s successor that the third party in British politics, under the leadership of Paddy Ashdown, managed to rebuild itself and even prosper. In 1997, the Liberal Democrats had forty-six seats in the House of Commons, and represented a political force that had to be reckoned with. This paper examines the strategies adopted by the party formed by the merging of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic to position itself successfully on the British political stage. It also seeks to study the actions they undertook during these seven years. |
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