Presentation for the new lesson

Political parties of Great Britain

Created by Anastasiya Korol

The main parties in the UK

The Conservative party

The Labor party

The Liberal Democrats

The Conservative party

The Conservative party goes back to the Tories, or Royalists, who originated in King Charles' reign.

The Conservative party believes in free enterprise and the importance of a capitalist economy, with private ownership preferred to state control.

The Labour party

The Labour party believes that private ownership and enterprise should be allowed to flourish, but not at the expenses of their traditional support of the public services.

The Liberal Democrats

believe that the state should have some control over the economy, but that there should be individual ownership.

Other political parties

The Green party offers economic and industrial policies that relate directly to the environment.

The Green Party

Other political parties

The Scottish nationalist party wants independence for Scotland within the European Community.

The Scottish Nationalist Party

Other political parties

The Welsh Nationalist party is determined to preserve the Welsh language and culture as the foundation of a distinct Welsh identity within the UK.

Plaid Cymry

The Welsh Nationalist party

Its radical wing has resorted to arson attempts as a means of protest.