
Published online:
24 September 2013
Published in print:
30 May 2013
Online ISBN:
9780191778339
Print ISBN:
9780199661107
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Wright, Tony, 'Representing: is the party over?', British Politics: A Very Short Introduction, 2nd edn, Very Short Introductions (Oxford , 2013; online edn, Oxford Academic, 24 Sept. 2013), https://doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780199661107.003.0005, accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
Abstract
‘Representing: is the party over?’ explores the importance of the party in British politics. Overwhelmingly it is the party label that counts in elections, especially in general elections, though party names only appeared on ballot papers in 1969. However, the influence of political parties may be waning as membership decreases and the dominance of the two major parties is eroded by an increasingly diverse electorate and the failure of a single party to win the last election. Meanwhile the spotlight is turned with increasing intensity on party management and particularly how they are funded.
Keywords:
Committee on Standards in Public Life, Conservative Party, Democratic Party, Green Party, House of Commons, House of Lords, Liberal Party, party system, politics, separation of powers, working class
Subject
UK Politics
Series
Very Short Introductions
Collection:
Very Short Introductions
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