Liberal Democrats party has come down from the Liberal Party which was a famous
political party of UK of 19th and 20th century. In 1980s, a group of moderate
Labour MPs left the party and established a new party with the name of Social
Democratic party. The foundation of SDP created many problems for Liberal Party
and Liberals found it difficult to main their status as the centrist party of
British politics. The SDP and the Liberals soon realized that there was no place
for two centrist political parties. So they enter into an alliance that they would
not stand against each other in elections. This alliance was led by David Steel(Liberal)
and Roy Jenkins(SDP). Both parties had different policies and different emphases
and worked according to their own policies. However they produced a general manifesto
for the 1983 and 1987 general elections. 1987 general elections produced disappointed
results, so both parties decided to merge and made a single party in 1988. Initially
it was named, Social and Liberal Democrats (SLD). However, in October 1989, party
name was changed to Liberal Democrats which is shortened to "Lib Dems".
Addy Ashdown was the first party leader, and under his leadership the party's
support grew steadily. Lib Dems showed quite good performance in the 1997 general
elections and secured 46 seats in the Parliament They became the major force in
the local government throughout the decade. Ashdown resigned in 1999 and Charles
Kennedy took the party presidency. Kennedy's leadership improved the party performance
and party won more seats and improved their vote percentage in 2001 general elections.
The Liberal Democrats claim that their ideology is about giving "power to
the people" . The Liberal Democrats is a federal party comprising the state
parties of Wales, Scotland and England. Scotland and England are further split
into regional parties. There are a number of Specified Associated Organisations
(SAOs), representing particular groupings such as Ethnic Minorities (EMLD), Women
(WLD), LGBT people, Youth & Student Trade Unionists (ALDTU), Parliamentary
Candidates (PCA) and Local Councillors (ALDC) which formally review and input
to party policy. Other groups can become Associated Organisations (AOs) as pressure
groups within the party.Stephen Harper actually announced he wants to increase military presence in our cities...
Canadian cities...
Soldiers with guns...
In our cities...
In Canada...
We did not make this up.
Canada is in the middle of an election race. This was the script for a Liberal Party of Canada attack ad on Stephen Harper and his conservative party.
I was just about to vote Conservative on January 23rd until I saw this ad. Here's why we cannot let Stephen Harper become Prime Minister:
1. My commute to work is forty minutes each way. If Stephen Harper brings military into Canadian cities, that means I no longer have to deal only with bad drivers, SUVs, rigs, and pot holes, I will also need to deal with tanks. Soldiers drive tanks. A tank takes up two lanes on Highway 401. That'll add another 20 minutes to my commute each day.
2. If soldiers with guns in Toronto get angry that the Ottawa Senators win the Stanley Cup instead of the Toronto Maple Leafs they may attack the soldiers with guns in Ottawa which could lead to civil war... war, bad!
3. The only people with guns on Canadian streets should remain cops and street thugs. This is what Canadians are used to.
The Liberal Party of Canada has unleashed a series of attack ads on The Canadian Conservative Party. The ads are based on staements that are so skewed that they are blatantly false. If anything, they have brought entertainment to what would have otherwise been a dry election campaign.
Party Profile
Party Name: The Liberal Democrats
Website: www.derbylibdems.org
Founded: 1988
