Unit 4 politics class and race.pptVIP

Unit 4 politics class and race By Jia Shaoran General elections Why are they important The history of general elections The percent of adult population allowed to vote An influence on future government When do elections occur 650 members of 650 areas Be in power for 5 years Standing for longer Standing for sooner Who can stand for election as an MP Premise---500 pounds Monster raving loony party The power of big party Some small parties’s success What happens in an election --procedure of general election Electoral register The way of campaigning Main party’s special way---TV show A large amount of money spending on campaign The negative aspect of campaign On the election day—vote—check--broadcast The political parties Three major national parties The Labour party The newest—19 century A socialist party 1945—the National Health Service Nationalised industries High taxation The Conservative Party  4 elections in a row from 1979-1997 The party of individual the difference between the Labour and the Conservative is one of degree not an absolute The longest time in power The Liberal Democrats The third biggest party The flexible and pragmatic party To make government more democratic and accountable Recent political trends A decade of problems during the 1970s Margaret Thatcher—the UK’s first woman Prime Minister----the Conservatives The substantial changes to Britain—1.the privatisation of nationalised industry 2.a less redistributive taxation system The problems—unemployment. richer poorer. Poll tax A new leader John Major The changes of the two parties---1980s A division on the topic of monetary union Another new leader Tony Blair UK policy on environmental protection The Kyoto Protocol The UK’s Climate Change Programme in nov 2000 The goals of carbon emissions On 26 Nov 2008 the Climate Change Act became a law The gov has published the UK Low carbon transition plan On Feb 12 2010 prime minister Mr Gordon Brown of UK UN Secretary General Ban Ki-m