LIBERAL DEMOCRATS, British Political Party

British political party created in 1988 by the merger of the Liberal party with the Social Democratic party; the party was initially called the Social and Liberal Democratic party. The Social Democratic party, which was formed in 1981 by politically centrist members of the Labour party, joined with the Liberals in 1981 in an electoral alliance, and in 1983 they won 23 seats in the House of Commons. In 1987 the alliance won 22 seats, and the next year the parties merged. In the 1997 parliamentary elections the Liberal Democrats won 46 seats, the largest number won by the group since the predecessor Liberals held 59 seats in 1929. Nonetheless, the party remains a minor party in British politics, its centrist position threatened by Tony Blair's movement of the Labour party away from socialist positions. The current party leader is Charles Kennedy.

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Liberal Democrats in the Weimar Republic: The History of the German Democratic Party and the German State Party
Book by Bruce B. Frye; Southern Illinois University Press, 1985
Subjects: Deutsche Demokratische Partei--History, Deutsche Staatspartei--History, Germany--Politics And Government--1918-1933, Liberalism--Germany--History
...numbers of politically conscious...discussed in left liberal circles before...Radical Peoples party and the German...antagonizing the British and French...National Liberal party as a political ally, not...including the liberal Hirsch-Duncker...the Social Democrats from all...social and political reconciliation...Progressive party and all other...
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The British Political Process: An Introduction
Book by Tony Wright; Routledge, 2000
Subjects: Great Britain--Politics And Government
...including some disguised as political scientists who confidently...single or predominant party state. 3 No sooner...what was happening to British politics, of a contrary...Tony Blair with the Liberal Democrats after the 1997 election...
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Politics East and West: A Comparison of Japanese and British Political Culture
Book by Curtis H. Martin, Bruce Stronach; M. E. Sharpe, 1992
Subjects: Great Britain--Politics And Government, Japan--Politics And Government, Political Culture--Case Studies, Political Culture--Great Britain, Political Culture--Japan
...century, the liberal, individualistic...tradition in British political culture was...the Labour Party and the...middle class liberalism. As Beer...vision of British social harmony...part of the party mythology...still inform political views and...among the British is confirmed...left-right" and "liberal-conservative...social and political condition...Communist Party and various...
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Aspects of British Political History, 1914-1995
Book by Stephen J. Lee; Routledge, 1996
Subjects: Great Britain--Politics And Government--20th Century
...merely a political regrouping...Conservative party, resulting...strongly by the Liberals and then...the Liberal Democrats, followed...contributions to a political fund under...lack of a party base. He...merged his own Liberal supporters...ministers in British history had...as a major political force...that the Liberal demise was...transformation in the British electoral...The Liberal party can be compared...
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Transformation of the German Political Party System: Institutional Crisis or Democratic Renewal?
Book by Christopher S. Allen; Berghahn Books, 1999
Subjects: Comparative Government--Congresses, Germany--Politics And Government--20th Century--Congresses, Political Parties--Germany--Congresses, Political Science--Germany--Congresses
...them to vote for either Democrats or Republicans in primary...members of either party to vote in either of...party as a coherent political organization has lost...system. The problem the British party system faces is...Party in 1997. The Liberal Democrats, on the other...
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journal articles on: Liberal Democrats British Political Party  - 773 results

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A History of the Liberal Party in the Twentieth Century
Journal article by Matthew Hendley; Canadian Journal of History, Vol. 41, 2006
Subjects: A History of the Liberal Party in the Twentieth Century (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
...unkind to the Liberal Party, its ideas have penetrated deeply into the British political fabric. As Dutton shows...possible to have both a liberal state and a liberally...Alliance," and the Liberal Democrats. For example, the 1983...
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The New Democrats' Search for Relevance as a Nudge Party
Journal article by Howard Cody; American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol. 34, 2004
Subjects: Canada--Political aspects, Layton, Jack--Media coverage, Layton, Jack--Political activity, Layton, Jack--Public opinion, New Democratic Party (Canada)--Forecasts and trends, New Democratic Party (Canada)--History, New Democratic Party (Canada)--Officials and employees, New Democratic Party (Canada)--Planning, New Democratic Party (Canada)--Political activity, Political parties--Canada, Political parties--Forecasts and trends, Political parties--History, Political parties--Officials and employees, Political parties--Planning, Political parties--Political activity
...the current political scene beyond...uncompetitive Liberal-dominated "fourth party system...convince New Democrats that the...Meech Lake. British Columbian...government party as legitimate...champion. New Democrats attacks on...gathered in the political centre" where Liberals Jean Chretien...
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Blood, Sweat and Jihad: The Radicalization of the Political Discourse of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) from 1982 Onwards
Journal article by Farish A. Noor; Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol. 25, 2003
Subjects: Anwar, Ibrahim, Elections--Analysis, Hezbollah, Islam and politics--Analysis, Islam--Analysis, Islamic Party (Malaysia), Mahathir, Mohamad, Moro Islamic Liberation Front
...ignore. In the same way that the Republican party in the United States has managed to lure the Democrats to a more conservative form of politics...UMNO and the BN parties out of the secular, liberal-capitalist enclave that was once the centre...
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The NDP Regime in British Columbia, 1991-2001: A Post-Mortem
Journal article by William K. Carroll, R.S. Ratner; The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 42, 2005
Subjects: Democratic socialism--Research, New Democratic Party (British Columbia)--History, New Democratic Party (British Columbia)--Social policy
...Regime in British Columbia...are social democrats; theyre nothing...Social Credit Party that in the...comprehensive neo-liberal initiative...suffrage ("political rights...rise of neo-liberalism and the fiscal...dominant political discourse...of social democrats was to see...lumber in British Columbia...occurring in British Columbia...governing Liberal party to loosen...
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Political Ambivalence towards the Parti Quebecois and Its Electoral Consequences, 1970-2003
Journal article by Maurice Pinard; Canadian Journal of Sociology, Vol. 30, 2005
Subjects: Canada--Political aspects, Political parties--Canada, Political parties--Elections, Quebec Liberal Party (Canada)--Political aspects
...underestimation of the Liberal vote was...favourable to that party. They insisted...election, and a British study did...Christian Democrats and the Social...and of the Liberal party in Quebec...parties, the British Labour Party...American Democrats, but also...disproportionately for the Liberals, something...degree of political ambivalence...when that party is perceived...
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A Deal for All the Talents: Could Gordon Brown Be about to Offer the Liberal Democrats a Coalition? Adam Boulton Follows the Future PM at Hay and the Forgotten One in Africa
Magazine article by Adam Boulton; New Statesman, Vol. 136, June 4, 2007
Subjects: Brown, Gordon (British politician)--Political activity, Political parties--Political aspects
...offer jobs to Liberal Democrats?" mused one. "Id say...meant he didnt need Liberal Democrat votes in parliament...and Wales suggests a party that lacks confidence...human-rights record that the British courts refuse to send...intervention. Adam Boulton is political editor of Sky News...
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Not Much Left to Respect: People No Longer Go to Church, Get Married, or Join a Political Party. Our Great Institutions, Once Hallowed, Have Been Hollowed Out
Magazine article by John Lloyd; New Statesman, Vol. 130, December 17, 2001
Subjects: Conduct of life--United Kingdom, Monarchy--Public opinion, Religion--Public opinion, United Kingdom--Social aspects
...Muslim groups whose members are British citizens, or of white supremacists...not declining as rapidly as the political parties. The real memberships...under 300,000, and that of the Liberal Democrats under 100,000 - memberships that...
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A Thorn in Both Their Sides: If the Church Causes Discomfort Only to One Political Party When Both Are in Need of Repentance, It Is Not Being the Church
Magazine article by Jr. E.J. Dionne; Sojourners Magazine, Vol. 35, June 2006
Subjects: Catholics--Political aspects, Church--Political aspects, Presidential elections--Statistics, Presidents--Elections, Presidents--Statistics, Roman Catholics--Political aspects, United States--Political aspects
...narrowly ideological liberalism. Think of what this means for each of our political parties. Catholic Democrats are, or should be...force within their party on family issues, abortion...group, to borrow a British term, a kind of leaven...
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A Party That Can't Afford to Fight
Magazine article by Kirsty Milne; New Statesman, Vol. 126, December 12, 1997
Subjects: Labour Party (United Kingdom)--Reports, Liberal Democrats (United Kingdom)--Reports, Political parties--Reports, Tories, English--Reports, United Kingdom--Politics and government
...generation? The Liberal Democrats urgently need...as the second party in British politics, according...objective of a more politically informed membership...heavy reliance on political volunteers. The...tensions between party professionals...
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Ming: No Deal Unless ... as He Tries to Face Down the Discontent in His Party over His Leadership, the Liberal Democrat Leader Reveals to Our Political Editor, Martin Bright, His Terms for a Future Coalition
Magazine article by Martin Bright; New Statesman, Vol. 136, July 16, 2007
Subjects: Brown, Gordon (British politician)--Behavior, Campbell, Ming--Evaluation, Political leadership--Evaluation, Politicians--Evaluation, Prime ministers--Behavior
...contrasts his partys classic liberalism with new Labours authoritarian...up to the job. Some in his party talk of removing him before...prepared to use his own story for political purposes (his relatively humble...talking about when he said the British people had become tired of...
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POLITICS: Like Them or Not, We Need Lib Dems; They May Not Be to Everybody's Taste but British Politics Needs the Liberal Democrats, Says Political Editor Jonathan Walker
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), September 21, 2007
Subjects: Political parties--Political aspects
...Everybodys Taste but British Politics Needs the Liberal Democrats, Says Political Editor Jonathan...efforts. The annual party conference is the...hardly showed the party at its best. Instead...of next year. No party can afford to spend...
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Do the Lib Dems Add Up? Charles Kennedy Is Trying to Make the Liberal Democrats into a Serious Party, but His Solutions Are Still Too Tied to Old Orthodoxies
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), September 22, 2004
...election looks rosy, but a serious party must think about what it exists...whether its ideas can get it there. Liberalism is the political and economic creed most suited...it has untapped potential in British politics. Shame they dont really...
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A Woman Has to Be Twice as Good as a Man to Be Judged a Success; Regardless of Who Is Announced Today as the New Leader of the Liberal Democrats, the National Assembly Will Have Its First Female Leader. Senedd Correspondent David Williamson Explores the Implications of an Historic Moment in Welsh Political History
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), December 8, 2008
...in Welsh Political History...burden a Liberal Democrat...standards of British politics...the Liberal Democrats could really...good of the party and Wales...that the party was entering...the Welsh Liberal Democrats that we are...the Welsh Liberal Democrats said the...good of the party in mind...
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Liberal Democrats Holding a Strong Hand; COMMENT
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), September 21, 2009
Subjects: Party leaders, Political parties
Liberal Democrats Holding a Strong...the former Liberal Party leader, will...second force in British politics. This...about which party he would support...polling day. British politics is...of flux and Liberal Democrats are well-placed...
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It Takes Brains to Vote for the Greens or Liberal Democrats
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), November 4, 2008
Subjects: Political parties, University of Edinburgh--Political activity
...He said: "The Liberal Democrats have done particularly...I think the whole political situation scene is very...voting for the same party." Psychologist Professor...parties. Green 108.3 Liberal Democrat 108.2 Conservative...UK Independence 101.1 British National 98.4 Did not...
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Liberal Democrats , British Political Party
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS , British political party British...in 1981 by politically centrist members...the Labour party , joined with the Liberals in 1981 in...the Liberal Democrats won 52 and...minor party in British politics, its...
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Liberal Party , Former British Political Party
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...British political party former British political party, the dominant political party...World War I. Origins The Liberal party was an outgrowth of the...Democratic party (now the Liberal Democrats ). Bibliography See R...
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Social Democratic Party
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...DEMOCRATIC PARTY (SDP), former British political party founded in 1981 to offer a centrist...electoral alliance with the Liberal party in 1981 and merged with...Democratic party, now the Liberal Democrats . Some SDP members re-formed...
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Great Britain
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Liberal Democrats , formed...of the Liberal party and the...became part of British history...Norman-style political and military...In 2001, British livestock...centrist political strategy...New Labour" party, became prime...
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Blair, Tony
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the third-party Liberal Democrats. Internationally...public and political resistance...the use of British military forces...the Labour party to war with...committed British troops to...and Labour politically and led to...
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