TMC wrote:xbay wrote:Okay, this may be kind of embarrassing, but what form of government does the British hold? I haven't really paid any attention to anyone's other form of government other than ours.
A self-destructing one. Gordon Brown is basically dead (politically speaking). Bigs will tell you more and on detail.
First, I dont even think I can acknowledge Pawno's post............because if hes jokeing (which I hope he is many points) then its pointless, and if he isnt joking and actually believes those things...........then its pointless.
Anyway, actual relevant conversation from Xbay............the party in power at the moment is The Labour Party.
(DISCLAIMER: Having blurbed out my answer to your question, I have come back to the top here to warn you of the impending eye straining essay you will see)
They were re-elected when Tony Blair was still the party leader and reigning Prime Minister of course. Gordon Brown, who used to be the Chancellor of the Exchecker (the guy in charge of financial stuff) stepped up into the PM role.
Let me first say that UK politics is more about the party than the man leading it, hence we dont have the kind of childish and distracting character assasinations that the US does with its party leaders/candidates.
Ok, so the 2 main parties are = Labour and The Conservatives..........3rd there is The Liberal Democrats, then The Green Party (literally, the Green party, as in The Environmental Party) and then a whole host of bottom feeders after that.
Also, at this stage, let me say that the big difference between UK and US polictics and parties, is the fact that we do not have the extreme differences between the 2 major parties...........of course there are differences, maninly on immigration and our integration into the European Union.............but essentially, there are no huge differences and certainly no ideological battles/differences in terms of religion and serious issues like abortion and gay marriage..........religion plays no part in it, which as you can imagine makes things alot easier and alot less volatile, and also ensures important things are done much easier without all the lobyists and extremists having any influence or say.
So, Labour............and the reason TMC says Brown is politically dead.
The are basically the "Liberal" party...........however, they are EXTREME liberal, and not in any good way.
There main flaws being:
1 - The total lack of any kind of restriction on immigration........allowing anyone and everyone into the country, which is essentially supposed to be if they are need (which is a good idea of course) but un-fortunately this is heavily abused and there are no real measures in place to limit of properly asses whether someone has a viable case to enter the country.
2 - Their total rape/exploitation/hanging out to dry of our health care system............linked to the above, because the majority of people who seek asylum here or get over here some-how, do so so they can take advantage of out free health care..........and they do!!!
My Mum works in a doctors surgery, and sees the worst of the worse...........highlights including: women who come here solely to have children, and as many as they can, because not only will they be well looked after in giving birth but they will then be given a free house and various weekly benefits depending on the amount of kids they have............which as you can imagine, they keep popping out! with no restriction or come back from the government.
3 - Their complete and total mis-management of the financial and banking world..............this is where Brown comes into it more, because he was the man in charge of regulating it all during the period that has caused the current recession..............which is the worst recession weve had in over a 100 years.
Their reactions to the recession have been pathetic, and we currently have a government official (we call them MP's, for Members of Parliment) expenses scandal, where various MP's have been revealed to have submitted and claimed for various things illegally............which we the tax payers pay for, which is essentially fraud..........examples of this are: claiming for a 2nd home for supposed personal use, then renting it out and keeping the money, and various other ridiculous things.
Overall, we need the Conservatives to come to power (which is what will happen in the next election because have had it with Labour) to bring some balance back to it all, as they will reign in immigration (but not in a bad way, just in the sense that they see it as only necessary to the point where the country can accomodate it) create all kinds of banking regulatory restrictions on financial stuff and just generally even it all out after 8 years of Labour p*ssyness and allowing this country to be taken advantage of in so many different ways.
As I said though, the good thing about this, is that The Conservatives are not to Labour, what The Republicans are to the Democrats, so their wont be a real extreme ideological difference.
Phew.............sorry about that, you asked, and I felt like writing a little essay for you.
Anything else you want to know, or anything not clear, just say so bud.